Female name
Eileen
691 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 5.
Origin
From Anglicized forms of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín in Middle English and Modern English, all cognates of Evelyn from Old French Aveline. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).From Wiktionary, entry “Eileen”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 44 births. 691 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 199 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1947: 4,267 births. 190,020 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1920s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 68th among girls' names in 1943. It really came into use around 1889. It is still given: 2,308 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1965: 367 births. 5,338 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 17th among girls' names in 1964. It is still given: 50 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,040 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 1,685 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 777* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 365 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 78 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
5 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 32 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 24 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
3 + 5 = 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.