Given name & surname
Eilen
“from the oak tree”
Eilen is a variant of Eilon. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eilen is a variant of Eilon. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eilen is a variant of Eilon. An origin associated with Eilon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eilen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40
- 0 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,259 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,259 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 243 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eilen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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