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Name Eileen

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About the name Eileen in particular

Gender:	female
Languages of use:	English, Irish
US 2021 rank:	#673 ... 671:Jayda, 672:Leyla, 673:Eileen, 674:Irene, 675:Karina ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Aileen, Ailén, Aillén, Arleen, Ayleen, Eiden, Elen, Ellen, Emilee, Émilien Details

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About Eileen, the group of names with the same origin as Eileen

Language of origin:	Old French
Info about origin:	Anglicized form of a Gaelic/Old Irish name that derives from the Old French name Aveline, like Eveline
	another possible derivation is from Helen
	very popular since the early 20th century
Topics:	Words
Variants' top ranks:	10:Eileen England+Wales 1924, 167:Ayleen Switzerland/German 2017, 454:Aileen USA 2009
Somehow related to:	Evelyn
Old/original forms:	Aibhilin Old Irish, Aveline Old French
Name variants:	Aileen, Ayleen, Eibhlin, Eileen Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Eileen

Series	Graph	Rankings
England+Wales decades	Graph	1954 58, 1944 28, 1934 19, 1924 10, 1914 27, 1904 70
Switzerland		1997 338
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 567, 1980-1989 385, 1960-1969 153
USA yearly	Graph	2023 659, 2022 621, 2021 673, 2020 700, 2019 697, 2018 669, 2017 688, 2016 725, 2015 694, 2014 710, 2013 745, 2012 823, 2011 747, 2010 833, 2009 811, 2008 762, 2007 735, 2006 777, 2005 718, 2004 737, 2003 679, 2002 666, 2001 619, 2000 626, 1999 592, 1998 552, 1997 600, 1996 614, 1995 603, 1994 608, 1993 587

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