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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #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 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedAKMaine: #159 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 802 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #94 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 436 girlsNHWashington: #96 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 400 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedIDMontana: #66 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 227 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #56 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 212 girlsNDMinnesota: #59 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 255 girlsMNIllinois: #76 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 330 girlsILWisconsin: #76 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 315 girlsWIMichigan: #90 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 422 girlsMINew York: #41 for girls · 593 births · 1 in 149 girlsNYMassachusetts: #67 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 262 girlsMARhode Island: #40 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 127 girlsRIOregon: #97 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 413 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #86 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 335 girlsSDIowa: #121 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 658 girlsIAIndiana: #126 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 690 girlsINOhio: #71 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 301 girlsOHPennsylvania: #89 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 375 girlsPANew Jersey: #48 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 180 girlsNJConnecticut: #68 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 287 girlsCTCalifornia: #169 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 796 girlsCAUtah: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 615 girlsUTColorado: #90 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 328 girlsCONebraska: #112 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 509 girlsNEMissouri: #153 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 747 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsKYWest Virginia: #182 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 836 girlsWVVirginia: #286 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsVAMaryland: #87 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 368 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: #134 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 628 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedARTennessee: #369 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,877 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #116 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 634 girlsDCOklahoma: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,393 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedHITexas: #784 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,376 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#40 · 1 in 127
  2. New York#41 · 1 in 149
  3. New Jersey#48 · 1 in 180
  4. North Dakota#56 · 1 in 212
  5. Minnesota#59 · 1 in 255

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#40351 in 127
New York#415931 in 149
New Jersey#481481 in 180
North Dakota#56271 in 212
Minnesota#59761 in 255
Montana#66151 in 227
Massachusetts#671141 in 262
Connecticut#68351 in 287
Ohio#711521 in 301
Illinois#761531 in 330
Wisconsin#76731 in 315
South Dakota#86161 in 335
Maryland#87331 in 368
Pennsylvania#891981 in 375
Colorado#90241 in 328
Michigan#90871 in 422
New Hampshire#9471 in 436
Washington#96221 in 400
Oregon#97121 in 413
Nebraska#112201 in 509
District of Columbia#11661 in 634
Iowa#121271 in 658
Indiana#126331 in 690
Kansas#134211 in 628
Utah#14971 in 615
Missouri#153371 in 747
Maine#15981 in 802
California#169431 in 796
West Virginia#182211 in 836
Kentucky#275131 in 2,102
Virginia#286101 in 2,453
Florida#33351 in 2,452
Tennessee#36971 in 3,877
Oklahoma#45651 in 4,393
Texas#78461 in 9,376
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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 1932

girls
#114
2,121 births · 1 in 503 girls
boys
#2,849
8 births · 1 in 130,520 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #114Eileen2,121

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #2,849Eileen8
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 503 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,098 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. #111Lillie2,218
  2. #112Jeanne2,131
  3. #113Bobbie2,126
  4. #114Eileen2,121
  5. #115Agnes2,117
  6. #116Anita2,098
  7. #117Bessie2,093
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 130,520 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 33.5% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #2,638Windle9
  2. #2,638York9
  3. #2,638Zenon9
  4. #2,849Eileen8
  5. #2,849Abelino8
  6. #2,849Abundio8
  7. #2,849Allard8
  8. #3,092Abbie7
  9. #3,092Abie7
  10. #3,092Addie7

Tied with 242 names at #2,849; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →