Is Eileen a boy or girl name?
Eileen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 508 girls and 0 boys were named Eileen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 189,576 US babies named Eileen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #593
- Babies named Eileen since 1882
- 189,576
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 4,267 babies
Boys and girls named Eileen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 438 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,351 | 100% |
| 1910s | 12 | 12,706 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 35 | 28,588 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 91 | 22,258 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 108 | 34,694 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 78 | 36,569 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 58 | 24,867 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 17 | 7,916 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 7 | 5,689 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,109 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,801 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,835 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,268 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 508 | #593 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 444 | #662 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 475 | #622 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 440 | #671 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 401 | #701 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 413 | #701 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 439 | #669 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 421 | #692 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 390 | #728 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 408 | #697 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 391 | #717 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 359 | #756 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 324 | #829 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 369 | #748 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 321 | #838 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 347 | #814 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 386 | #763 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 396 | #735 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 355 | #778 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 381 | #717 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 358 | #737 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 389 | #678 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 380 | #667 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 407 | #619 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 402 | #625 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 414 | #593 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 450 | #552 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 377 | #601 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 373 | #614 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 372 | #604 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 368 | #609 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 401 | #588 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 403 | #579 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 422 | #554 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 529 | #462 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,414 | 524 | #467 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 515 | #440 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 471 | #464 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 534 | #413 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 560 | #403 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 614 | #373 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 689 | #333 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 584 | #396 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 585 | #386 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 613 | #377 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,331 | 570 | #386 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 629 | #345 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,138 | 631 | #350 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 564 | #369 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 662 | #336 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 759 | #308 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 865 | #283 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 918 | #279 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,097 | 1,036 | #277 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,282 | #245 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,475 | #212 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,184 | 1,578 | #197 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,346 | 1,793 | #180 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 2,039 | #168 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,333 | 2,418 | #157 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,914 | 2,585 | #153 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,452 | 2,936 | #141 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,229 | 3,058 | #139 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 3,489 | #131 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,739 | 3,496 | #130 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,369 | 3,629 | #126 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,107 | 3,526 | #125 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,416 | 3,710 | #120 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,642 | 3,451 | #123 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,468 | 3,503 | #120 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,984 | 3,680 | #115 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,979 | 3,629 | #108 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,882 | 3,742 | #100 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,903 | 3,816 | #95 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,843 | 3,883 | #91 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,498 | 3,722 | #95 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,829 | 3,838 | #91 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,941 | 4,251 | #91 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,311 | 4,168 | #80 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,096 | 3,637 | #70 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,511 | 3,649 | #73 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,786 | 4,092 | #68 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,184 | 3,107 | #88 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,116 | 2,196 | #121 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,373 | 2,034 | #125 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,200 | 2,158 | #115 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,672 | 2,283 | #113 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,541 | 2,344 | #107 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,902 | 2,320 | #103 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,774 | 2,199 | #108 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,061 | 2,227 | #109 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,092 | 2,004 | #115 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,918 | 2,121 | #114 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,131 | 2,224 | #106 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,831 | 2,378 | #110 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,133 | 2,558 | #98 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,163 | 2,644 | #102 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,894 | 2,929 | #91 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 2,928 | #92 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,391 | 2,964 | #96 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 3,070 | #93 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 2,976 | #95 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,490 | 2,939 | #96 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,995 | 2,862 | #100 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 2,718 | #100 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,852 | 2,346 | #103 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 2,264 | #110 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,666 | 2,147 | #106 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,858 | #118 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,493 | #132 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 920 | #159 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 614 | #184 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 470 | #203 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 336 | #211 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 258 | #240 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 216 | #240 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 199 | #242 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 168 | #266 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 161 | #258 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 124 | #301 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 120 | #294 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 101 | #311 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 91 | #325 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 86 | #326 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 85 | #367 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 77 | #340 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 81 | #345 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 59 | #376 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 46 | #425 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 44 | #428 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 36 | #465 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 32 | #477 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 35 | #461 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #760 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 15 | #700 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #578 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #695 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 15 | #593 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #579 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #957 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #956 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #840 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eileen reached #1,786 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #68 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Eileen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.