The baby name Ileene is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /aɪˈliːn/ (eye-LEEN); variant: /ɪˈliːn/ (ih-LEEN).
Ileene is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Ileene is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /aɪˈliːn/ (eye-LEEN); variant: /ɪˈliːn/ (ih-LEEN).
Ileene is Irish in Origin.
Ileene is a modern English spelling of Eileen (eye-LEEN), an anglicized form of Irish Eibhlín and sometimes aligned with Scottish Gaelic Eilidh. The Irish name likely descends from medieval Norman-French Aveline, a diminutive of Germanic Ava, whose meaning is uncertain, often linked to “desired.” Through long-standing overlap with Eilidh, a Gaelic diminutive of Helen, Ileene also carries the popular interpretive meaning “bright, shining one.”
The double‑e form surfaced in North America in the early 20th century, mirroring creative spellings that followed Eileen’s boom between the 1910s and 1940s. Though never as common as Eileen or Aileen, Ileene appears in U.S. records and vintage rosters, and today reads retro yet familiar. Related variants include Eileen, Aileen, Ilene, Ileen, Eilene, and Irish Eibhlín; Scottish Eilidh is a cognate. Nicknames range from Ellie and Lee/Lea to Eily and Lena.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #921 | 5 | 9,057 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Ileene is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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