Eileen

Meaning and origin of Eileen

Popularity of Eileen in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2012.
• Over recent years, Eileen has been stable (−3.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Eileen every 34 schools, all spellings combined.

Eileen in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  468^th girls’ name75 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,060+16.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  421^st girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,494

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  580^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,836

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  631^st girls’ name1,392 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,471+2.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  853^rd girls’ name127 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,046+17% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  788^th girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,798

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eileen and Eïleen are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Eïleen55
• Eyleen60
• Eylen5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Eileen

• Eloane
• Mahée
• Youna
• Maïwen
• Aëla
• Sabrina
• Ciara
• Maëline
• Moïra
• Erin
• Maëlie
• Maëlyne

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin