Eileen

Where Eileen comes from

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”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Eileen
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #813 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Peak, #68
    4,092 babies named Eileen — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1956
    Eileen Collins born
    Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
  4. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #168.
  5. 2003
    Eileen Gu born
    American-born Chinese freestyle skier
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Eileen Collins · Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot, born 1956
  • Eileen Gu · American-born Chinese freestyle skier, born 2003
  • Eileen Chang · Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter, 1920–1995
  • Eileen Heckart · American actress, 1919–2001
  • Eileen Brennan · American actress and singer, 1932–2013

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.