NameTides

Eila

Eila was the #1,777 girls' name in the US in 2025 (113 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Eila as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Eila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Eila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. In Ireland, the line follows the most-used spelling each year: Eila to 2019, Éila 2020, Eila from 2021. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,777 (113)#2,278 (12)———#1,768 (13)
2024#1,942 (102)#1,895 (15)———#2,259 (9)
2023#1,486 (146)#1,288 (25)———#1,491 (15)
2022#1,518 (142)#1,416 (22)#760 (3)#354 (4)#905 (3)#1,854 (11)
2021#1,721 (120)#1,351 (23)——#883 (3)#1,335 (18)
2020#1,398 (156)#1,449 (21)——#628 (5)#1,557 (14)
2019#1,986 (97)#1,634 (18)——#621 (5)#1,408 (17)
2018#2,190 (85)#2,090 (13)———#2,151 (9)
2017#1,976 (100)#1,105 (31)——#734 (4)#2,609 (7)
2016#2,033 (97)#1,416 (23)#675 (4)—#750 (4)#1,690 (13)
2015#2,209 (85)#1,497 (21)———#2,179 (9)
2014#2,560 (69)#1,341 (24)———#1,786 (12)
2013#3,166 (51)#1,433 (22)———#1,792 (12)
2012#2,770 (63)#1,483 (21)————
2011#2,909 (59)#1,729 (16)——#937 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #1,398.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Eila is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Eila by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #570KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Eila (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Eila (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EilaCanadaGirls#1,76813
EilaEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
EilaIrelandGirls—too few
ÉilaIrelandGirls—too few
EilaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EilaScotlandGirls—too few
EilaUSGirls#1,777113