Aileen

eye-leen or ay-leen

Irish variation of Helen

"bright, shining light"

Aileen Origin and Meaning

The name Aileen is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "bright, shining light".

Irish Aileen and Scottish Eileen may be pronounced the same way or Aileen can be pronounced with a long a at the beginning. While neither is particularly stylish, Aileen is slightly more popular and has reversed its downward slide to inch upward in the past few years, perhaps thanks to its stylish A beginning. Nicknames for Aileen include Isla, Ayla, Lee and Lena.

Aileen Rank in US Top 1000

# 718 in the US

Aileen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 933 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Aileen

• 718 US 2024
• 933 Nameberry 2025
• 782 Future 2028
• 96 Germany 2013

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Famous People Named Aileen

• Aileen Marie Quinn American actress and singer
• Aileen Pringle American silent film actress
• Aileen Muriel (Riggin) Soule American Olympic swimmer
• Aileen Tan Singaporean actress
• Aileen Lucia Fisher American children's author
• Aileen Lee American venture capitalist
• Aileen Blanche Clarke Hernandez American activist
• Aileen Yvonne Palmer Australian poet and diarist
• Aileen Plunkett Irish heiress and daughter of Arthur Ernest Guinness
• (Margaret) Aileen Carroll Canadian politician
• Aileen Carol Wuornos American serial killer
• Aileen Mehle American society columnist
• Aileen Osborn Webb American craft pioneer
• Aileen Mary Roberts 2nd Countess Roberts

The name Aileen in Pop Culture

• Aileen Morgan character on TV's 'Homeland'
• Aileen (McKenzie) Fraser Jamie Fraser's late mother in the Outlander series

International Variations of the name Aileen

• Aili Finnish
• Ailinn Portuguese