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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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
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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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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNHWashington: #295 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMNIllinois: #292 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,963 girlsILWisconsin: #336 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,785 girlsWIMichigan: #667 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,045 girlsMINew York: #156 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 908 girlsNYMassachusetts: #247 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedINOhio: #428 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,843 girlsOHPennsylvania: #278 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsPANew Jersey: #188 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsNJConnecticut: #153 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 817 girlsCTCalifornia: #281 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsCAUtah: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedCONebraska: #315 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #404 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,137 girlsVAMaryland: #263 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedDEArizona: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,638 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,819 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #220 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 946 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: 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: #564 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 4,207 girlsTXFlorida: #450 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#153 · 1 in 817
  2. New York#156 · 1 in 908
  3. New Jersey#188 · 1 in 1,087
  4. District of Columbia#220 · 1 in 946
  5. Massachusetts#247 · 1 in 1,595

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#153201 in 817
New York#1561151 in 908
New Jersey#188361 in 1,087
District of Columbia#22061 in 946
Massachusetts#247211 in 1,595
Maryland#263131 in 1,760
Pennsylvania#278361 in 1,890
California#2811241 in 1,553
Illinois#292371 in 1,963
Washington#295151 in 1,791
Nebraska#31551 in 2,082
Wisconsin#336111 in 2,785
Virginia#404101 in 3,137
Utah#40761 in 2,489
Ohio#428181 in 3,843
Arizona#42981 in 2,638
Florida#450191 in 3,246
Texas#564311 in 4,207
Michigan#66781 in 7,045
North Carolina#68351 in 6,819
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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 1984

girls
#373
614 births · 1 in 2,742 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #373Eileen614
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,742 of them was named Eileen, which outranked 96.9% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eileen
  1. #370Cortney618
  2. #371Elaine617
  3. #372Sally615
  4. #373Eileen614
  5. #374Bobbie608
  6. #375Jenifer607
  7. #375Paige607
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →