Eileen
Girl name · Irish, Turkish origin
Eileen meaning
Eileen is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means one who belongs to the tribe/clan/nation, figuratively meaning friendly, lovable, likable. It is made up of the Turkish word Eil (tribe, clan, nation) and the Persian attributive suffix een (like, belonging to).
- Also recorded (Irish): radiance, beauty
Eileen at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Irish, Turkish
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- إيلينAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #592 in 2024
Eileen popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 |
| 1900 | #365 | 85 |
| 1910 | #240 | 258 |
| 1920 | #100 | 2,718 |
| 1930 | #110 | 2,378 |
| 1940 | #125 | 2,034 |
| 1943 | #68 | 4,092 |
| 1950 | #91 | 3,883 |
| 1960 | #130 | 3,496 |
| 1970 | #245 | 1,282 |
| 1980 | #377 | 613 |
| 1990 | #462 | 529 |
| 2000 | #624 | 402 |
| 2010 | #837 | 321 |
| 2020 | #701 | 401 |
| 2024 | #592 | 508 |
All 142 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 |
| 1892 | #460 | 35 |
| 1893 | #473 | 32 |
| 1894 | #463 | 36 |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 |
| 1896 | #424 | 46 |
| 1897 | #376 | 59 |
| 1898 | #345 | 81 |
| 1899 | #339 | 77 |
| 1900 | #365 | 85 |
| 1901 | #326 | 86 |
| 1902 | #324 | 91 |
| 1903 | #310 | 101 |
| 1904 | #294 | 120 |
| 1905 | #301 | 124 |
| 1906 | #258 | 161 |
| 1907 | #266 | 168 |
| 1908 | #242 | 199 |
| 1909 | #240 | 216 |
| 1910 | #240 | 258 |
| 1911 | #211 | 336 |
| 1912 | #203 | 470 |
| 1913 | #184 | 614 |
| 1914 | #159 | 920 |
| 1915 | #132 | 1,493 |
| 1916 | #118 | 1,858 |
| 1917 | #106 | 2,147 |
| 1918 | #110 | 2,264 |
| 1919 | #103 | 2,346 |
| 1920 | #100 | 2,718 |
| 1921 | #100 | 2,862 |
| 1922 | #96 | 2,939 |
| 1923 | #95 | 2,976 |
| 1924 | #93 | 3,070 |
| 1925 | #96 | 2,964 |
| 1926 | #92 | 2,928 |
| 1927 | #91 | 2,929 |
| 1928 | #102 | 2,644 |
| 1929 | #98 | 2,558 |
| 1930 | #110 | 2,378 |
| 1931 | #106 | 2,224 |
| 1932 | #114 | 2,121 |
| 1933 | #115 | 2,004 |
| 1934 | #109 | 2,227 |
| 1935 | #108 | 2,199 |
| 1936 | #103 | 2,320 |
| 1937 | #107 | 2,344 |
| 1938 | #113 | 2,283 |
| 1939 | #115 | 2,158 |
| 1940 | #125 | 2,034 |
| 1941 | #121 | 2,196 |
| 1942 | #88 | 3,107 |
| 1943 | #68 | 4,092 |
| 1944 | #73 | 3,649 |
| 1945 | #70 | 3,637 |
| 1946 | #80 | 4,168 |
| 1947 | #91 | 4,251 |
| 1948 | #91 | 3,838 |
| 1949 | #95 | 3,722 |
| 1950 | #91 | 3,883 |
| 1951 | #95 | 3,816 |
| 1952 | #100 | 3,742 |
| 1953 | #108 | 3,629 |
| 1954 | #115 | 3,680 |
| 1955 | #120 | 3,503 |
| 1956 | #123 | 3,451 |
| 1957 | #120 | 3,710 |
| 1958 | #125 | 3,526 |
| 1959 | #126 | 3,629 |
| 1960 | #130 | 3,496 |
| 1961 | #131 | 3,489 |
| 1962 | #139 | 3,058 |
| 1963 | #141 | 2,936 |
| 1964 | #153 | 2,585 |
| 1965 | #157 | 2,418 |
| 1966 | #168 | 2,039 |
| 1967 | #180 | 1,793 |
| 1968 | #197 | 1,578 |
| 1969 | #212 | 1,475 |
| 1970 | #245 | 1,282 |
| 1971 | #277 | 1,036 |
| 1972 | #278 | 918 |
| 1973 | #283 | 865 |
| 1974 | #308 | 759 |
| 1975 | #336 | 662 |
| 1976 | #369 | 564 |
| 1977 | #350 | 631 |
| 1978 | #345 | 629 |
| 1979 | #386 | 570 |
| 1980 | #377 | 613 |
| 1981 | #386 | 585 |
| 1982 | #394 | 584 |
| 1983 | #332 | 689 |
| 1984 | #373 | 614 |
| 1985 | #403 | 560 |
| 1986 | #412 | 534 |
| 1987 | #464 | 471 |
| 1988 | #440 | 515 |
| 1989 | #466 | 524 |
| 1990 | #462 | 529 |
| 1991 | #554 | 422 |
| 1992 | #579 | 403 |
| 1993 | #588 | 401 |
| 1994 | #608 | 368 |
| 1995 | #603 | 372 |
| 1996 | #614 | 373 |
| 1997 | #600 | 377 |
| 1998 | #552 | 450 |
| 1999 | #593 | 414 |
| 2000 | #624 | 402 |
| 2001 | #619 | 407 |
| 2002 | #667 | 380 |
| 2003 | #677 | 389 |
| 2004 | #737 | 358 |
| 2005 | #717 | 381 |
| 2006 | #777 | 355 |
| 2007 | #734 | 396 |
| 2008 | #762 | 386 |
| 2009 | #813 | 347 |
| 2010 | #837 | 321 |
| 2011 | #745 | 369 |
| 2012 | #829 | 324 |
| 2013 | #754 | 359 |
| 2014 | #716 | 391 |
| 2015 | #696 | 408 |
| 2016 | #727 | 390 |
| 2017 | #692 | 421 |
| 2018 | #669 | 439 |
| 2019 | #701 | 413 |
| 2020 | #701 | 401 |
| 2021 | #671 | 440 |
| 2022 | #622 | 475 |
| 2023 | #661 | 444 |
| 2024 | #592 | 508 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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