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Eileen Name Origin: Gaelic
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Pronunciation: e(i)-leen
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Infographic of Eileen name meaning, which is “The brightly shining one,” from the Greek lielene, something shining, as a torch. Regarded as an Irish form, from Eibhlin.
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Eileen Name Popularity
How popular is the name Eileen? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
247 |
204 |
0.0579% |
| 1911 |
219 |
277 |
0.0744% |
| 1912 |
204 |
432 |
0.0857% |
| 1913 |
187 |
565 |
0.0997% |
| 1914 |
160 |
882 |
0.1266% |
| 1915 |
132 |
1,466 |
0.1614% |
| 1916 |
119 |
1,827 |
0.1891% |
| 1917 |
107 |
2,115 |
0.2114% |
| 1918 |
110 |
2,237 |
0.2084% |
| 1919 |
103 |
2,324 |
0.2219% |
| 1920 |
101 |
2,691 |
0.242% |
| 1921 |
100 |
2,838 |
0.2478% |
| 1922 |
96 |
2,921 |
0.2622% |
| 1923 |
95 |
2,960 |
0.2643% |
| 1924 |
94 |
3,043 |
0.262% |
| 1925 |
96 |
2,943 |
0.2604% |
| 1926 |
93 |
2,906 |
0.2642% |
| 1927 |
92 |
2,898 |
0.2618% |
| 1928 |
103 |
2,612 |
0.2441% |
| 1929 |
99 |
2,526 |
0.2439% |
| 1930 |
110 |
2,346 |
0.2246% |
| 1931 |
107 |
2,193 |
0.2222% |
| 1932 |
115 |
2,084 |
0.2109% |
| 1933 |
115 |
1,956 |
0.2099% |
| 1934 |
109 |
2,209 |
0.2285% |
| 1935 |
109 |
2,168 |
0.2231% |
| 1936 |
104 |
2,274 |
0.2361% |
| 1937 |
107 |
2,315 |
0.2349% |
| 1938 |
114 |
2,262 |
0.221% |
| 1939 |
115 |
2,122 |
0.2086% |
| 1940 |
126 |
1,991 |
0.1873% |
| 1941 |
121 |
2,162 |
0.1921% |
| 1942 |
88 |
3,075 |
0.2435% |
| 1943 |
68 |
4,090 |
0.3133% |
| 1944 |
73 |
3,636 |
0.2934% |
| 1945 |
71 |
3,621 |
0.2969% |
| 1946 |
80 |
4,155 |
0.2816% |
| 1947 |
91 |
4,245 |
0.2543% |
| 1948 |
91 |
3,824 |
0.2395% |
| 1949 |
95 |
3,712 |
0.2308% |
| 1950 |
91 |
3,877 |
0.2408% |
| 1951 |
95 |
3,797 |
0.2239% |
| 1952 |
100 |
3,726 |
0.2135% |
| 1953 |
108 |
3,619 |
0.2045% |
| 1954 |
115 |
3,658 |
0.2001% |
| 1955 |
120 |
3,495 |
0.19% |
| 1956 |
123 |
3,437 |
0.182% |
| 1957 |
121 |
3,699 |
0.1922% |
| 1958 |
125 |
3,516 |
0.186% |
| 1959 |
127 |
3,604 |
0.1897% |
| 1960 |
130 |
3,487 |
0.184% |
| 1961 |
131 |
3,479 |
0.1843% |
| 1962 |
140 |
3,038 |
0.1655% |
| 1963 |
141 |
2,915 |
0.1624% |
| 1964 |
153 |
2,568 |
0.1459% |
| 1965 |
158 |
2,380 |
0.1455% |
| 1966 |
169 |
2,001 |
0.1282% |
| 1967 |
182 |
1,745 |
0.115% |
| 1968 |
199 |
1,532 |
0.102% |
| 1969 |
213 |
1,425 |
0.0925% |
| 1970 |
244 |
1,239 |
0.0779% |
| 1971 |
282 |
986 |
0.0656% |
| 1972 |
282 |
872 |
0.064% |
| 1973 |
283 |
824 |
0.0636% |
| 1974 |
311 |
704 |
0.0542% |
| 1975 |
339 |
614 |
0.0478% |
| 1976 |
375 |
507 |
0.0393% |
| 1977 |
349 |
598 |
0.0444% |
| 1978 |
349 |
579 |
0.0431% |
| 1979 |
399 |
511 |
0.0362% |
| 1980 |
386 |
563 |
0.0385% |
| 1981 |
399 |
535 |
0.0364% |
| 1982 |
396 |
547 |
0.0366% |
| 1983 |
339 |
635 |
0.043% |
| 1984 |
382 |
544 |
0.0366% |
| 1985 |
411 |
508 |
0.0335% |
| 1986 |
413 |
494 |
0.0327% |
| 1987 |
470 |
414 |
0.0271% |
| 1988 |
443 |
469 |
0.0301% |
| 1989 |
459 |
487 |
0.0302% |
| 1990 |
480 |
468 |
0.0282% |
| 1991 |
558 |
373 |
0.0229% |
| 1992 |
569 |
367 |
0.023% |
| 1993 |
587 |
359 |
0.023% |
| 1994 |
615 |
315 |
0.0205% |
| 1995 |
599 |
330 |
0.0219% |
| 1996 |
606 |
333 |
0.0222% |
| 1997 |
599 |
336 |
0.0227% |
| 1998 |
544 |
414 |
0.0277% |
| 1999 |
588 |
377 |
0.0252% |
| 2000 |
619 |
365 |
0.0239% |
| 2001 |
611 |
367 |
0.0244% |
| 2002 |
676 |
326 |
0.0218% |
| 2003 |
694 |
329 |
0.0216% |
| 2004 |
741 |
306 |
0.0201% |
| 2005 |
709 |
337 |
0.022% |
| 2006 |
773 |
305 |
0.0195% |
| 2007 |
747 |
341 |
0.0216% |
| 2008 |
747 |
339 |
0.0219% |
| 2009 |
792 |
300 |
0.0201% |
| 2010 |
840 |
264 |
0.0183% |
| 2011 |
743 |
315 |
0.0221% |
| 2012 |
787 |
280 |
0.0196% |
| 2013 |
743 |
309 |
0.0217% |
| 2014 |
680 |
356 |
0.0244% |
| 2015 |
669 |
364 |
0.025% |
| 2016 |
715 |
333 |
0.0231% |
| 2017 |
656 |
374 |
0.0268% |
| 2018 |
617 |
408 |
0.0297% |
| 2019 |
662 |
363 |
0.0268% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Eleen
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Elleen
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Sun ray, shining light
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Greek
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Wileen
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Will helmet, protection
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German
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Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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