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Eileen
Pronounced /aɪˈliːn/
Rank in 2024
#592
Born in 2024
508
Peak year
1947 · #91
Origin
Irish
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 508 girls were named Eileen, about 1 in every 3,176.
- It peaked in 1947 with 4,251 babies, ranked #91.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 189,170 girls have been named Eileen since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Eileen per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 1.8Greatest1901–27
- 2.2Silent1928–45
- 1.9Boomers1946–64
- 0.7Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- 0.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 37,358 babies, 1.83 per 1,000. Silent: 46,175 babies, 2.23 per 1,000. Boomers: 68,112 babies, 1.90 per 1,000. Gen X: 17,832 babies, 0.70 per 1,000. Millennials: 7,944 babies, 0.28 per 1,000. Gen Z: 6,056 babies, 0.21 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 5,089 babies, 0.25 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Anglicized forms of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín in Middle English and Modern English, all cognates of Evelyn from Old French Aveline. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).
- A female given name from Irish.
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- /aɪˈliːn/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Eileen, CC BY-SA 4.0.