Given name

Eibhlin

“a birdlike woman”

Eibhlin is a variant of Eibhlhin. In Gaelic use, Eibhlhin carries the interpretation “a birdlike woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Eibhlin is a variant of Eibhlhin. In Gaelic use, Eibhlhin carries the interpretation “a birdlike woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Eibhlin connects to the Evelyn name family through Eibhlhin. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Eibhlin through the years

Babies since 1880
56
0 boys · 56 girls
Most popular year
2014
11 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Eibhlin in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2007–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2014.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Eibhlin’s family of names

Eibhlin has an English adaptation in Eileen. Eibhlin has a related form in Eibhlhin.

Walk Eibhlin’s family in the name graph

EibhlinEibhlínEibhlhinEibhlinnEileen

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Eibhlin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Breighlyn

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Relynn

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Addylynn

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Eimie

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>99% girls

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Anistin

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>99% girls

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Evelien

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>99% girls

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Milynn

14Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Eibhlin’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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