The baby name Eilleen is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced eye-LEEN (US: /aɪˈliːn/).
Eilleen is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Eilleen is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced eye-LEEN (US: /aɪˈliːn/).
Eilleen is Irish in Origin.
Eilleen is a modern respelling of Eileen (eye-LEEN), the Anglicized form of Irish Eibhlín and Scots Gaelic Eilidh. Eibhlín entered Irish use after the Norman invasion as the Gaelic rendering of Aveline, a medieval French name from the Germanic Ava (meaning uncertain, often glossed as "desired" or "strength"). Eilidh, meanwhile, is a Gaelic diminutive of Helen, giving the name the widely cited meaning "bright, shining light."
The name rose in Ireland and Britain in the late 19th century and became popular in the United States from the 1910s to the 1930s, boosted by Irish migration; it remains familiar through figures like designer Eileen Gray and actor Eileen Atkins, and the 1982 hit "Come On Eileen." Variants and near-equivalents include Eileen, Aileen, Eilene, Ilene, Ayleen, and the Gaelic forms Eibhlín and Eilidh; related roots connect it to Aveline and Ava.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| France | Girls | 2006 | #403 | 4 | 3,155 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #571 | 16 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #920 | 6 | 9,057 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Eilleen is popular in 23 countries — most recent births per country:
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