Given name
Eily
“a birdlike woman”
Eily is a variant of Eileen. In Gaelic use, Eileen carries the interpretation “a birdlike woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eily 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eily through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 438
- 0 boys · 438 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,591 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,591 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 399 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 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.
People named Eily
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.