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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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—
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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 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedAKMaine: #165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 920 girlsMEVermont: #117 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 508 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #94 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 394 girlsNHWashington: #96 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 378 girlsWAIdaho: #144 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 575 girlsIDMontana: #56 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 207 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #51 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 185 girlsNDMinnesota: #65 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 258 girlsMNIllinois: #65 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 283 girlsILWisconsin: #63 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 257 girlsWIMichigan: #81 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 359 girlsMINew York: #46 for girls · 566 births · 1 in 169 girlsNYMassachusetts: #50 for girls · 182 births · 1 in 174 girlsMARhode Island: #45 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 142 girlsRIOregon: #77 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 291 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNVWyoming: #78 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 252 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #77 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 297 girlsSDIowa: #101 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 480 girlsIAIndiana: #110 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 523 girlsINOhio: #66 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 276 girlsOHPennsylvania: #88 for girls · 199 births · 1 in 412 girlsPANew Jersey: #52 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 206 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 436 girlsCTCalifornia: #157 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 745 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedUTColorado: #137 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 594 girlsCONebraska: #84 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 352 girlsNEMissouri: #132 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 607 girlsMOKentucky: #207 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsKYWest Virginia: #178 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 919 girlsWVVirginia: #243 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,849 girlsVAMaryland: #104 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 501 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNMKansas: #130 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 615 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,161 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #458 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,991 girlsALGeorgia: #481 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,065 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedHITexas: #597 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,412 girlsTXFlorida: #259 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#45 · 1 in 142
  2. New York#46 · 1 in 169
  3. Massachusetts#50 · 1 in 174
  4. North Dakota#51 · 1 in 185
  5. New Jersey#52 · 1 in 206

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#45341 in 142
New York#465661 in 169
Massachusetts#501821 in 174
North Dakota#51321 in 185
New Jersey#521431 in 206
Montana#56181 in 207
Wisconsin#63941 in 257
Illinois#652021 in 283
Minnesota#65761 in 258
Ohio#661891 in 276
Oregon#77181 in 291
South Dakota#77191 in 297
Wyoming#7861 in 252
Michigan#811171 in 359
Nebraska#84311 in 352
Pennsylvania#881991 in 412
Connecticut#94261 in 436
New Hampshire#9481 in 394
Washington#96251 in 378
Iowa#101391 in 480
Maryland#104251 in 501
Indiana#110481 in 523
Vermont#11751 in 508
Kansas#130231 in 615
Missouri#132461 in 607
Colorado#137141 in 594
Idaho#14461 in 575
California#157501 in 745
Maine#16571 in 920
West Virginia#178201 in 919
Kentucky#207241 in 1,138
Virginia#243131 in 1,849
Florida#25981 in 1,511
Oklahoma#314111 in 2,161
Alabama#45861 in 4,991
Georgia#48151 in 6,065
Texas#597111 in 5,412
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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 1930

girls
#110
2,378 births · 1 in 473 girls
boys
#2,781
9 births · 1 in 121,931 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #110Eileen2,378

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #2,781Eileen9
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 473 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #107Ella2,404
  2. #108Bessie2,382
  3. #109Alma2,380
  4. #110Eileen2,378
  5. #111Lillie2,368
  6. #112Margie2,242
  7. #113Nellie2,213
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 121,931 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 38.8% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #2,609Wilborn10
  2. #2,609Windle10
  3. #2,609Zollie10
  4. #2,781Eileen9
  5. #2,781Alonso9
  6. #2,781Alyn9
  7. #2,781Amando9
  8. #3,022Able8
  9. #3,022Achille8
  10. #3,022Admiral8

Tied with 240 names at #2,781; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →