Eileen

#654 for girls in 2025, 437 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1943 · 4,092 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
189,614
since 1882

Eileen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #68, 1943girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#654437—
2024#592511—
2023#663444—
2022#621476—
2021#671440—
2020#701401—
2019#701413—
2018#669439—
2017#692421—
2016#727390—
2015#697408—
2014#716391—
2013#752360—
2012#829324—
2011#745369—
2010#837321—
2009#814347—
2008#762386—
2007#734396—
2006#777355—
2005#717381—
2004#737358—
2003#677389—
2002#667380—
2001#619407—
2000#624402—
1999#593414—
1998#552450—
1997#600377—
1996#614373—
1995#603372—
1994#608368—
1993#588401—
1992#579403—
1991#554422—
1990#461529—
1989#466524#6,2297
1988#440515—
1987#464471—
1986#412534—
1985#403560—
1984#373614—
1983#332689—
1982#394584—
1981#386585—
1980#377613—
1979#386570#6,0565
1978#345629—
1977#350630#5,8455
1976#369564—
1975#336662—
1974#308759—
1973#283865—
1972#278918—
1971#2771,036#3,9637
1970#2451,282—
1969#2121,475—
1968#1971,578#3,1078
1967#1801,793#3,2317
1966#1682,039—
1965#1572,418#3,2447
1964#1532,585#2,8549
1963#1412,937#2,41412
1962#1393,057#4,0335
1961#1313,490—
1960#1303,496#2,68510
1959#1263,629#3,2907
1958#1253,526#3,0338
1957#1203,710#2,37512
1956#1233,452#3,5356
1955#1203,503#2,43511
1954#1153,680#3,8275
1953#1083,629#2,9058
1952#1003,742#3,7345
1951#953,816#2,8448
1950#913,883#2,7708
1949#953,722#2,45310
1948#913,838#3,6685
1947#914,251#1,91616
1946#804,168#2,27111
1945#703,637#2,9966
1944#733,649#2,4679
1943#684,092#1,76417
1942#883,108#2,14512
1941#1212,196#2,08312
1940#1252,034#2,32210
1939#1152,158#2,15911
1938#1132,282#3,5345
1937#1072,345#2,4799
1936#1032,320#1,87214
1935#1082,199#2,7198
1934#1092,227#2,9737
1933#1152,004#3,0047
1932#1142,121#2,8498
1931#1062,224#2,10113
1930#1102,378#2,7819
1929#982,558#3,9595
1928#1022,644#3,0768
1927#912,929#3,7806
1926#922,928—
1925#962,964#4,1975
1924#933,070—
1923#952,976—
1922#962,939#4,3075
1921#1002,862#3,8696
1920#1002,718—
1919#1032,346#3,7366
1918#1102,264—
1917#1062,147#3,5456
1916#1181,858—
1915#1321,493—
1914#159920—
1913#184614—
1912#203470—
1911#211336—
1910#240258—
1909#240216—
1908#242199—
1907#266168—
1906#258161—
1905#301124—
1904#294120—
1903#310101—
1902#32491—
1901#32686—
1900#36585—
1899#33977—
1898#34581—
1897#37659—
1896#42446—
1895#42644—
1894#46336—
1893#47332—
1892#46035—
1891#75013—
1890#69315—
1889#56720—
1888#69014—
1887#58615—
1886#57215—
1885#9216—
1884——
1883#9205—
1882#8136—
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five girls were named Eileen! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Eileen is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedAKMaine: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsMEVermont: #76 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 245 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #122 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 529 girlsNHWashington: #78 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 293 girlsWAIdaho: #82 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 258 girlsIDMontana: #76 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 271 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #85 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 274 girlsNDMinnesota: #58 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 214 girlsMNIllinois: #49 for girls · 279 births · 1 in 204 girlsILWisconsin: #68 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 248 girlsWIMichigan: #74 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 273 girlsMINew York: #73 for girls · 309 births · 1 in 309 girlsNYMassachusetts: #44 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 188 girlsMARhode Island: #91 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 373 girlsRIOregon: #77 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 265 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNVWyoming: #81 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 235 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #73 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 249 girlsSDIowa: #77 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 316 girlsIAIndiana: #76 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 303 girlsINOhio: #44 for girls · 258 births · 1 in 195 girlsOHPennsylvania: #129 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 764 girlsPANew Jersey: #90 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 414 girlsNJConnecticut: #76 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 338 girlsCTCalifornia: #111 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 485 girlsCAUtah: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 784 girlsUTColorado: #59 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 227 girlsCONebraska: #89 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 364 girlsNEMissouri: #117 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 508 girlsMOKentucky: #215 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsKYWest Virginia: #121 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 509 girlsWVVirginia: #230 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,829 girlsVAMaryland: #97 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 450 girlsMDDelaware: #94 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 415 girlsDEArizona: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 646 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNMKansas: #83 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 329 girlsKSArkansas: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,029 girlsARTennessee: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,696 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #65 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 248 girlsDCOklahoma: #215 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsOKLouisiana: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,718 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,164 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedHITexas: #403 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#44 · 1 in 188
  2. Ohio#44 · 1 in 195
  3. Illinois#49 · 1 in 204
  4. Minnesota#58 · 1 in 214
  5. Colorado#59 · 1 in 227

Best ever in a state: #19 in New Jersey, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#441851 in 188
Ohio#442581 in 195
Illinois#492791 in 204
Minnesota#581001 in 214
Colorado#59341 in 227
District of Columbia#65121 in 248
Wisconsin#68921 in 248
New York#733091 in 309
South Dakota#73251 in 249
Michigan#741241 in 273
Connecticut#76401 in 338
Indiana#76801 in 303
Montana#76201 in 271
Vermont#76101 in 245
Iowa#77651 in 316
Oregon#77201 in 265
Washington#78331 in 293
Wyoming#8161 in 235
Idaho#82161 in 258
Kansas#83471 in 329
North Dakota#85261 in 274
Nebraska#89321 in 364
New Jersey#90741 in 414
Rhode Island#91141 in 373
Delaware#9451 in 415
Maryland#97311 in 450
California#111481 in 485
Missouri#117571 in 508
West Virginia#121331 in 509
New Hampshire#12261 in 529
Pennsylvania#1291221 in 764
Arizona#17351 in 646
Utah#17961 in 784
Maine#20751 in 1,194
Kentucky#215201 in 1,352
Oklahoma#215191 in 1,169
Virginia#230151 in 1,829
Arkansas#318101 in 2,029
Louisiana#37281 in 2,718
Tennessee#38171 in 3,696
Texas#403211 in 2,470
Alabama#54751 in 6,164
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Eileen
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 62 spots since 2024 (#592 → #654)
  • 47 spots since 2020 (#701 → #654)
  • 43 spots since 2015 (#697 → #654)
  • Biggest jump: 349 spots in 1886 (#921 → #572)
  • Biggest drop: 126 spots in 1890 (#567 → #693)
Rise & fade · girls
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1943 at #68 (4,092 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1942–1952
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1885–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 341
  • Highest: 1 in 341 girls born in 1943 were named Eileen (0.29%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,678 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 19.3% of all girls named Eileen (36,570) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s81#567 (1889)#724
1890s438#339 (1899)#475
1900s1,351#240 (1909)#293
1910s12,706#103 (1919)#157
1920s28,588#91 (1927)#96
1930s22,258#103 (1936)#110
1940s34,695#68 (1943)#90
1950s36,570#91 (1950)#112
1960s24,868#130 (1960)#161
1970s7,915#245 (1970)#318
1980s5,689#332 (1983)#405
1990s4,109#461 (1990)#575
2000s3,801#619 (2001)#713
2010s3,836#669 (2018)#737
2020s2,709#592 (2024)#650

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Eileen in 1919

girls
#103
2,346 births · 1 in 482 girls
boys
#3,736
6 births · 1 in 163,354 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #103Eileen2,346

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #3,736Eileen6
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 482 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 98.1% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #100Nancy2,628
  2. #101Kathleen2,587
  3. #102Theresa2,380
  4. #103Eileen2,346
  5. #104Velma2,341
  6. #105Emily2,307
  7. #106Georgia2,284
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 163,354 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 22.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #3,391Windsor7
  2. #3,391Wofford7
  3. #3,391Wren7
  4. #3,736Eileen6
  5. #3,736Achilles6
  6. #3,736Ade6
  7. #3,736Akio6
  8. #4,168Aarne5
  9. #4,168Able5
  10. #4,168Alba5

Tied with 431 names at #3,736; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →