US Name Trends

Eileen

The medieval English form of Helen, from Greek Helene.

1947peak year
No. 68best rank (1943)
190,020babies since 1880
No. 654rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eileen per year — peak 4,251▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Eileen first shows up in the national records in 1882. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 20 different years between 1920 and 1952. Its biggest year was 1947, when 4,251 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 91 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1943, at No. 68. In 2025 it ranked No. 654 for girls. All told, 190,020 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Ellen (276,029), Elin (5,204), Elan (4,331), Ellyn (3,836), Elon (3,633), Eilene (2,087) (total births since 1880)

Other names that share a story: Helen

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1880s81No. 567
1890s438No. 339
1900s1,351No. 240
1910s12,706No. 103
1920s28,588No. 91
1930s22,258No. 103
1940s34,695No. 68
1950s36,570No. 91
1960s24,868No. 130
1970s7,915No. 245
1980s5,689No. 332
1990s4,109No. 461
2000s3,801No. 619
2010s3,836No. 669
2020s2,709No. 592

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.