How Many People Are Named Eileen?
people named Eileen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,247 people in the US has this name
Based on 190,020 babies named Eileen in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,267 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍN. It is also sometimes considered an Irish form of HELEN. It first became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland near the end of the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Eileen in English. Counting Eileen and these spellings together, about 142,173 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Eileen (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Eileen alive today is about 61 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Eileen first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1947, to 4,267 babies. In 2025, 437 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Eileen never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #68, in 1943, and it was in the top 100 in 20 years between 1920 and 1952. In 2025 it ranked #654.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #654 |
| Best rank | #68 (1943) |
| Years in the top 100 | 20 (1920 to 1952) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #116 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Eileen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Eileen were born in New York than in any other state: about 24,769 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Eileen was given 2.7 times as often in New York, 2.6 times in New Jersey and 2.2 times in Massachusetts.
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