NameTides

Eileen

Eileen was the #654 girls' name in the US in 2025 (437 babies), and #816 in England & Wales and #671 in Canada.

Eileen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Eileen 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.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSScotlandEngland & Wales
Eileen 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.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#654 (437)#816 (44)#632 (4)—#443 (8)#671 (45)
2024#592 (511)#855 (43)#638 (4)—#372 (10)#621 (47)
2023#663 (444)#888 (40)——#445 (8)#684 (41)
2022#621 (476)#876 (40)——#357 (11)#756 (36)
2021#671 (440)#1,069 (32)#792 (3)#446 (3)#322 (13)#746 (39)
2020#701 (401)#1,238 (26)——#255 (17)#901 (30)
2019#701 (413)#1,316 (24)——#421 (9)#895 (30)
2018#669 (439)#2,090 (13)——#336 (13)#983 (27)
2017#692 (421)#1,457 (22)——#396 (10)#836 (33)
2016#727 (390)#1,211 (28)——#448 (9)#765 (37)
2015#697 (408)#1,204 (28)—#426 (3)#362 (13)#1,363 (17)
2014#716 (391)#1,272 (26)——#494 (8)#731 (38)
2013#752 (360)#1,220 (28)—#440 (3)#374 (12)#1,091 (23)
2012#829 (324)#1,583 (19)—#330 (5)#677 (5)#890 (30)
2011#745 (369)#1,665 (17)——#266 (19)#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1943 at #68.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,700 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 3,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Eileen is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 3,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Eileen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #390WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #541ILMichigan: #690MINew York: #388NYMassachusetts: #353MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #515PANew Jersey: #422NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #413CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #589MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #541VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #780NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #597LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: #676GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #684TXFlorida: #912FL
Eileen (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#37234

Eileen (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
EileenCanadaGirls#67145
EileenEngland & WalesGirls#81644
EileenIrelandGirls#4438
EileenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EileenScotlandGirls#6324
EileenUSGirls#654437
EileenUSBoys—too few