Eileen
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Eileen
The Gaelic Eileen was a mid-century darling that was on a long downward slide for decades. And then, in 2012, it took an unexpected pivot and has been inching upward in the US, perhaps inspired by similar sounding choices like Isla and Iris, along with retro choices like Valerie, Marjorie, and Dorothy.
Eileen is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Eibhlin or Aibhilin, which is technically a form of to Evelyn/Aveline, but is also sometimes considered part of the Helen family of names.
Currently in the US Top 700, it's one of those familiar yet underused choices that feels as surprising as it does down to earth.
Eileen is also given to boys.
Pronounced eye-LEEN.
As of October 2026, Eileen ranked #654 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #68 in 1943, Nameberry popularity #417.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #717 | 391 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #697 | 408 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #728 | 390 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #692 | 421 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #669 | 439 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #701 | 413 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #701 | 401 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #671 | 440 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #622 | 475 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #662 | 444 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #593 | 508 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #654 | 437 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Eileen for girls
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Eileen on lists
Famous Eileens
- Eileen MooreGirl
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- Eileen Heckart (born Anna Eileen Herbert)Girl
American actress
- Eileen June AtkinsGirl
English actress
- (Verla) Eileen (Regina) BrennanGirl
American actress
- Eileen FarrellGirl
American opera singer
- Eileen Marie CollinsGirl
American astronaut
- Eilleen Regina EdwardsGirl
birth name of singer/songwriter Shania Twain
- Eileen FisherGirl
American clothing designer
- Eiléan Ní ChuilleanáinGirl
Irish poet
- Eileen MylesGirl
American poet
- Eileen Chang (born Zhang Ying)Girl
Chinese novelist
- Eileen DavidsonGirl
American actress
- Eileen Bennett WhittingstallGirl
British tennis player
- Eileen Alannah JoyceGirl
Australian pianist
- (Eileen Evelyn) Greer GarsonGirl
Anglo,American actress
- Eileen IversGirl
American fiddler
- Eileen "Eile Monty" MontgomeryGirl
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Eileen in pop culture
- Eileen GalvinGirl
character in the video game Silent Hill 4
- EileenGirl
character in comic strip "Fox Trot"
- Eileen CodlinGirl
character from "Extraordinary" by Adam Selzer
- Eileen PrinceGirl
mother of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series
- EileenGirl
the mole in animated series "Regular Show"
- Eileen Mildred SummersGirl
character in computer game "Kathy Rain"
- EileenGirl
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Eileen TanakaGirl
character in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
- "Come On EileenGirl
" song by Dexy's Midnight Runners
- "EileenGirl
" song by The Hush Sound (So Sudden)