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
- Peak · girls
- 1943 · 4,092 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 20 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 189,614since 1882
Eileen over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #654 | 437 | — | |
| 2024 | #592 | 511 | — | |
| 2023 | #663 | 444 | — | |
| 2022 | #621 | 476 | — | |
| 2021 | #671 | 440 | — | |
| 2020 | #701 | 401 | — | |
| 2019 | #701 | 413 | — | |
| 2018 | #669 | 439 | — | |
| 2017 | #692 | 421 | — | |
| 2016 | #727 | 390 | — | |
| 2015 | #697 | 408 | — | |
| 2014 | #716 | 391 | — | |
| 2013 | #752 | 360 | — | |
| 2012 | #829 | 324 | — | |
| 2011 | #745 | 369 | — | |
| 2010 | #837 | 321 | — | |
| 2009 | #814 | 347 | — | |
| 2008 | #762 | 386 | — | |
| 2007 | #734 | 396 | — | |
| 2006 | #777 | 355 | — | |
| 2005 | #717 | 381 | — | |
| 2004 | #737 | 358 | — | |
| 2003 | #677 | 389 | — | |
| 2002 | #667 | 380 | — | |
| 2001 | #619 | 407 | — | |
| 2000 | #624 | 402 | — | |
| 1999 | #593 | 414 | — | |
| 1998 | #552 | 450 | — | |
| 1997 | #600 | 377 | — | |
| 1996 | #614 | 373 | — | |
| 1995 | #603 | 372 | — | |
| 1994 | #608 | 368 | — | |
| 1993 | #588 | 401 | — | |
| 1992 | #579 | 403 | — | |
| 1991 | #554 | 422 | — | |
| 1990 | #461 | 529 | — | |
| 1989 | #466 | 524 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #440 | 515 | — | |
| 1987 | #464 | 471 | — | |
| 1986 | #412 | 534 | — | |
| 1985 | #403 | 560 | — | |
| 1984 | #373 | 614 | — | |
| 1983 | #332 | 689 | — | |
| 1982 | #394 | 584 | — | |
| 1981 | #386 | 585 | — | |
| 1980 | #377 | 613 | — | |
| 1979 | #386 | 570 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #345 | 629 | — | |
| 1977 | #350 | 630 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #369 | 564 | — | |
| 1975 | #336 | 662 | — | |
| 1974 | #308 | 759 | — | |
| 1973 | #283 | 865 | — | |
| 1972 | #278 | 918 | — | |
| 1971 | #277 | 1,036 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #245 | 1,282 | — | |
| 1969 | #212 | 1,475 | — | |
| 1968 | #197 | 1,578 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #180 | 1,793 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #168 | 2,039 | — | |
| 1965 | #157 | 2,418 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #153 | 2,585 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #141 | 2,937 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #139 | 3,057 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #131 | 3,490 | — | |
| 1960 | #130 | 3,496 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #126 | 3,629 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #125 | 3,526 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #120 | 3,710 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #123 | 3,452 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #120 | 3,503 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #115 | 3,680 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #108 | 3,629 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #100 | 3,742 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #95 | 3,816 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #91 | 3,883 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #95 | 3,722 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #91 | 3,838 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #91 | 4,251 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #80 | 4,168 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #70 | 3,637 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #73 | 3,649 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #68 | 4,092 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #88 | 3,108 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #121 | 2,196 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #125 | 2,034 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #115 | 2,158 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #113 | 2,282 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #107 | 2,345 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #103 | 2,320 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #108 | 2,199 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #109 | 2,227 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #115 | 2,004 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #114 | 2,121 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #106 | 2,224 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #110 | 2,378 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #98 | 2,558 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #102 | 2,644 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #91 | 2,929 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #92 | 2,928 | — | |
| 1925 | #96 | 2,964 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #93 | 3,070 | — | |
| 1923 | #95 | 2,976 | — | |
| 1922 | #96 | 2,939 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #100 | 2,862 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #100 | 2,718 | — | |
| 1919 | #103 | 2,346 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #110 | 2,264 | — | |
| 1917 | #106 | 2,147 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #118 | 1,858 | — | |
| 1915 | #132 | 1,493 | — | |
| 1914 | #159 | 920 | — | |
| 1913 | #184 | 614 | — | |
| 1912 | #203 | 470 | — | |
| 1911 | #211 | 336 | — | |
| 1910 | #240 | 258 | — | |
| 1909 | #240 | 216 | — | |
| 1908 | #242 | 199 | — | |
| 1907 | #266 | 168 | — | |
| 1906 | #258 | 161 | — | |
| 1905 | #301 | 124 | — | |
| 1904 | #294 | 120 | — | |
| 1903 | #310 | 101 | — | |
| 1902 | #324 | 91 | — | |
| 1901 | #326 | 86 | — | |
| 1900 | #365 | 85 | — | |
| 1899 | #339 | 77 | — | |
| 1898 | #345 | 81 | — | |
| 1897 | #376 | 59 | — | |
| 1896 | #424 | 46 | — | |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 | — | |
| 1894 | #463 | 36 | — | |
| 1893 | #473 | 32 | — | |
| 1892 | #460 | 35 | — | |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | — | |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#37 · 1 in 177
- New Jersey#40 · 1 in 177
- Massachusetts#55 · 1 in 229
- Pennsylvania#60 · 1 in 254
- Connecticut#66 · 1 in 263
Best ever in a state: #19 in New Jersey, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #37 | 951 | 1 in 177 |
| New Jersey | #40 | 324 | 1 in 177 |
| Massachusetts | #55 | 233 | 1 in 229 |
| Pennsylvania | #60 | 451 | 1 in 254 |
| Connecticut | #66 | 93 | 1 in 263 |
| Rhode Island | #79 | 24 | 1 in 345 |
| Illinois | #101 | 245 | 1 in 442 |
| District of Columbia | #105 | 33 | 1 in 399 |
| Alaska | #112 | 7 | 1 in 367 |
| Delaware | #124 | 10 | 1 in 462 |
| Wisconsin | #128 | 73 | 1 in 609 |
| Maryland | #131 | 50 | 1 in 610 |
| Washington | #135 | 49 | 1 in 582 |
| Nebraska | #139 | 24 | 1 in 611 |
| New Hampshire | #141 | 8 | 1 in 689 |
| California | #145 | 258 | 1 in 645 |
| Ohio | #148 | 155 | 1 in 683 |
| New Mexico | #149 | 21 | 1 in 572 |
| Minnesota | #166 | 47 | 1 in 844 |
| Colorado | #169 | 26 | 1 in 727 |
| Missouri | #169 | 52 | 1 in 865 |
| Maine | #171 | 11 | 1 in 898 |
| Oregon | #178 | 19 | 1 in 803 |
| Michigan | #180 | 91 | 1 in 990 |
| Montana | #180 | 9 | 1 in 755 |
| Florida | #181 | 54 | 1 in 904 |
| Hawaii | #184 | 9 | 1 in 674 |
| Kansas | #201 | 19 | 1 in 1,145 |
| South Dakota | #203 | 7 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Arizona | #206 | 16 | 1 in 900 |
| Iowa | #206 | 22 | 1 in 1,301 |
| Utah | #222 | 10 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Indiana | #240 | 32 | 1 in 1,564 |
| Virginia | #241 | 27 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Louisiana | #249 | 28 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Texas | #330 | 53 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Alabama | #388 | 11 | 1 in 3,218 |
| South Carolina | #408 | 8 | 1 in 3,324 |
| Kentucky | #409 | 8 | 1 in 4,123 |
| Oklahoma | #417 | 6 | 1 in 3,555 |
| North Carolina | #422 | 12 | 1 in 4,090 |
| Mississippi | #446 | 7 | 1 in 3,709 |
| Georgia | #494 | 9 | 1 in 4,972 |
| Tennessee | #574 | 5 | 1 in 7,318 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1943 at #68 (4,092 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1942–1952
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1885–2025
- Highest: 1 in 341 girls born in 1943 were named Eileen (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,678 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 19.3% of all girls named Eileen (36,570) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | #567 (1889) | #724 |
| 1890s | 438 | #339 (1899) | #475 |
| 1900s | 1,351 | #240 (1909) | #293 |
| 1910s | 12,706 | #103 (1919) | #157 |
| 1920s | 28,588 | #91 (1927) | #96 |
| 1930s | 22,258 | #103 (1936) | #110 |
| 1940s | 34,695 | #68 (1943) | #90 |
| 1950s | 36,570 | #91 (1950) | #112 |
| 1960s | 24,868 | #130 (1960) | #161 |
| 1970s | 7,915 | #245 (1970) | #318 |
| 1980s | 5,689 | #332 (1983) | #405 |
| 1990s | 4,109 | #461 (1990) | #575 |
| 2000s | 3,801 | #619 (2001) | #713 |
| 2010s | 3,836 | #669 (2018) | #737 |
| 2020s | 2,709 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 558 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 98.3% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 304,931 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 28.0% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,037Yaakov8
- #3,037Yogi8
- #3,037Zach8
- #3,290Eileen7
- #3,290Achille7
- #3,290Aharon7
- #3,290Alessandro7
- #3,619Addie6
- #3,619Agustine6
- #3,619Alban6
Tied with 328 names at #3,290; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.