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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedAKMaine: #170 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 826 girlsMEVermont: #111 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 425 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #161 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 794 girlsNHWashington: #253 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,387 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 862 girlsIDMontana: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 619 girlsNDMinnesota: #178 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 947 girlsMNIllinois: #107 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 457 girlsILWisconsin: #140 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 651 girlsWIMichigan: #179 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 954 girlsMINew York: #44 for girls · 812 births · 1 in 201 girlsNYMassachusetts: #66 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 246 girlsMARhode Island: #77 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 313 girlsRIOregon: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsORNevada: #136 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 457 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 958 girlsSDIowa: #218 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsIAIndiana: #220 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,274 girlsINOhio: #163 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 801 girlsOHPennsylvania: #85 for girls · 322 births · 1 in 324 girlsPANew Jersey: #47 for girls · 286 births · 1 in 199 girlsNJConnecticut: #67 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 255 girlsCTCalifornia: #159 for girls · 246 births · 1 in 705 girlsCAUtah: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsUTColorado: #208 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 959 girlsCONebraska: #196 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 956 girlsNEMissouri: #249 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsMOKentucky: #452 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,402 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #286 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsVAMaryland: #166 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 814 girlsMDDelaware: #110 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 397 girlsDEArizona: #229 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsAZNew Mexico: #136 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 461 girlsNMKansas: #258 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #382 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #133 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 544 girlsDCOklahoma: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsOKLouisiana: #292 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedALGeorgia: #381 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,120 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedHITexas: #365 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsTXFlorida: #369 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#44 · 1 in 201
  2. New Jersey#47 · 1 in 199
  3. Massachusetts#66 · 1 in 246
  4. Connecticut#67 · 1 in 255
  5. Rhode Island#77 · 1 in 313

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#448121 in 201
New Jersey#472861 in 199
Massachusetts#662091 in 246
Connecticut#67931 in 255
Rhode Island#77251 in 313
Pennsylvania#853221 in 324
Illinois#1072251 in 457
Delaware#110111 in 397
Vermont#11181 in 425
District of Columbia#133241 in 544
Nevada#13661 in 457
New Mexico#136251 in 461
Wisconsin#140651 in 651
California#1592461 in 705
North Dakota#160101 in 619
New Hampshire#16171 in 794
Ohio#1631231 in 801
Maryland#166361 in 814
Maine#170121 in 826
Minnesota#178401 in 947
Michigan#179861 in 954
Nebraska#196151 in 956
South Dakota#20271 in 958
Idaho#20771 in 862
Colorado#208201 in 959
Iowa#218211 in 1,303
Indiana#220381 in 1,274
Arizona#229151 in 1,029
Utah#24391 in 1,173
Missouri#249251 in 1,704
Oregon#252121 in 1,283
Washington#253201 in 1,387
Kansas#258131 in 1,526
Montana#26451 in 1,243
Virginia#286201 in 2,012
Louisiana#292241 in 1,585
Texas#365471 in 2,352
Florida#369181 in 2,734
Oklahoma#37281 in 2,577
Georgia#381141 in 3,120
North Carolina#382151 in 3,179
South Carolina#44171 in 3,625
Kentucky#45271 in 4,402
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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 1962

girls
#139
3,057 births · 1 in 643 girls
boys
#4,033
5 births · 1 in 413,754 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #139Eileen3,057

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #4,033Eileen5
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 643 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 98.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #136Sally3,175
  2. #137Joann3,112
  3. #138Deanna3,060
  4. #139Eileen3,057
  5. #140Sandy3,054
  6. #141Carrie3,031
  7. #142Jeanne3,013
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 413,754 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #3,640Yarnell6
  2. #3,640Ygnacio6
  3. #3,640Yvon6
  4. #4,033Eileen5
  5. #4,033Able5
  6. #4,033Acy5
  7. #4,033Adelaido5

Tied with 598 names at #4,033; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →