Eileen

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

Girl's name · #654 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Eileen has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #68 (1943) · 189,614 babies named Eileen all-time · 1 in 3,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eileens

Eileen Collins — Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
Eileen Gu — American-born Chinese freestyle skier (born 2003)
Eileen Chang — Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter (1920–1995)
Eileen Heckart — American actress (1919–2001)
Eileen Brennan — American actress and singer (1932–2013)

In stories & tradition

Eileen (Marge Dursley) — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Eileen Prince — Harry Potter
Eileen Grimshaw — Coronation Street

What Eileens become

Among 656 notable people named Eileen:

Entertainers appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eileen Chang, Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter (1920–1995).

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