Given name
Eilene
“a birdlike woman”
Eilene is a variant of Eileen. In Gaelic use, Eileen carries the interpretation “a birdlike woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eilene is a variant of Eileen. In Gaelic use, Eileen carries the interpretation “a birdlike woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eilene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,087
- 0 boys · 2,087 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,625 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,625 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,312 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: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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