Eileen
EYE-leen
Scottish variation of Evelyn
"desired; or water, island"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Eileen Origin and Meaning
Variation of Eleanor
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# 593 in the US
Eileen Rank in US Top 1000
# 515 on Nameberry
Eileen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Eileen
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Famous People Named Eileen
- Eileen MooreBritish actress
- Eileen Heckart (born Anna Eileen Herbert)American actress
- Eileen June AtkinsEnglish actress
- (Verla) Eileen (Regina) BrennanAmerican actress
- Eileen FarrellAmerican opera singer
- Eileen Marie CollinsAmerican astronaut
- Eilleen Regina Edwardsbirth name of singer/songwriter Shania Twain
- Eileen FisherAmerican clothing designer
- Eiléan Ní ChuilleanáinIrish poet
- Eileen MylesAmerican poet
- Eileen Chang (born Zhang Ying)Chinese novelist
- Eileen DavidsonAmerican actress
- Eileen Bennett WhittingstallBritish tennis player
- Eileen Alannah JoyceAustralian pianist
- (Eileen Evelyn) Greer GarsonAnglo,American actress
- Eileen IversAmerican fiddler
- Eileen "Eile Monty" MontgomeryAmerican voice actor and singer
The name Eileen in Pop Culture
- Eileen Galvincharacter in the video game Silent Hill 4
- Eileencharacter in comic strip "Fox Trot"
- Eileen Codlincharacter from "Extraordinary" by Adam Selzer
- Eileen Princemother of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series
- Eileenthe mole in animated series "Regular Show"
- Eileen Mildred Summerscharacter in computer game "Kathy Rain"
- Eileencharacter in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Eileen Tanakacharacter in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
- "Come On Eileen" song by Dexy's Midnight Runners
- "Eileen" song by The Hush Sound (So Sudden)
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