Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Eileen

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Eileen
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

4,251

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

88%

2024

508

All-time

189,170

Eileen has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 4,251 girls were named Eileen.

In 2024, only 508 girls were given the name.

Down 88% from its peak.

All told, about 189,170 Americans have been named Eileen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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