Aileen

“Variant of Eileen — Desire; or radiance and beauty” — Irish/Germanic via Norman French origin

Girl's name · #799 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Aileen belongs to an older America first — it reached #289 back in 1926 — yet it still appears in today's records at #799. About 38,000 girls have carried it since 1880. Together with its spelling variant Ayleen (#863), Aileen would rank around #473 with about 650 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Aileen and Ayleen.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,700 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aileens

Aileen Baviera — Filipino sinologist
Aileen Riggin — American diver, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (1906–2002)
Aileen Pringle — American actress (1895–1989)
Aileen Quinn — American actress, singer and dancer
Aileen Meagher — athletics competitor (1910-1987)

In stories & tradition

Aileen Morgan — Homeland

What Aileens become

Among 188 notable people named Aileen:

No single standout — notable Aileens spread across many fields.

Similar names: Ayleen · Greta · Aila · Gloria · Rosalyn · Carolyn

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