Eileen
Pronounced AY0 L IY1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Eileen?
Eileen is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 229,622 children — the 196th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1947, when 4,476 children were given it.
Aileen is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Eileen and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Aileen
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AY0 L IY1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Eileen
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Eileen
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Eileen?
- Eileen ranks 196th among girls' names in US records, with 229,622 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,888.
- Is Eileen a unisex name?
- No. Eileen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Eileen most popular?
- 1947, when 4,476 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Eileen spelled?
- Aileen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.