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Eileen

Eileen holds the #654 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 437 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1943 (#68 nationally, 4,092 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1882. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#353 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#654
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#68
in 1943 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
437
girls named Eileen

Eileen popularity, 1880–2025

0.079%0.16%0.24%0.32%18801900192019401960198020002020#68 in 1943
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1943

Where Eileen is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025NH—Washington: #390 (18 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WA#390Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025WI—Michigan: #690 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#690New York: #388 (44 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NY#388Massachusetts: #353 (16 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#353Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025IA—Illinois: #541 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#541Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #515 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#515New Jersey: #422 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#422Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025CT—California: #413 (80 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CA#413Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025NE—Missouri: #589 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#589Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025WV—Virginia: #541 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#541Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025AR—Tennessee: #645 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#645North Carolina: #780 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#780South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025OK—Louisiana: #597 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#597Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025MS—Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: #676 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#676Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eileen in 2025HI—Texas: #684 (44 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#684Florida: #912 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#912
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#353), Washington (#390), New York (#388)

Uniqueness score

44/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Eileen in the most recent year of SSA data.

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