Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aileen

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Irish
Light; variant of Evelyn
Scottish
Light, from the green meadow; also see Eileen and Helen

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aileen

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #12264, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #454, 684 births); most recent 2025 (rank #799, 340 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–340
2024–390
2023–352
2022–407
2021–429
2020–404
2019–452
2018–436
2017–456
2016–500

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2201, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20258
202411
202312
20227
20214
202010
20198
20189
201711
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #1280, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1577, 20 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202320
202211
20218
202014
201923
201830
201730
201624
201515
201417

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #83, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20246
20234
20224
20215
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #81, 87 births); most recent 2006 (rank #722, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #221, 7 births); most recent 2018 (rank #434, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #297, 10 births); most recent 2001 (rank #545, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence