Aileen
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright; shining; a form of Helen.
How Aileen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #514 |
| 2016 | #601 |
| 2017 | #649 |
| 2018 | #671 |
| 2019 | #643 |
| 2020 | #696 |
| 2021 | #678 |
| 2022 | #721 |
| 2023 | #796 |
| 2024 | #718 |
| 2025 | #799 |
Aileen by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Aileen. In the US, 454 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 684 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1925, about 1 in 2,500 American girls born that year was called Aileen.
Names that come from Aileen
Forms of Aileen in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Helen
Like Aileen, each of these traces back to Helen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elainabright light; a form of Helen1,137 in the US (2017)
- Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
- Helenbright, shining light758 in the US (2017)
- Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Nelliebright shining one; diminutive of Helen458 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aileen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aleenbright, shining; a modern respelling of Aileen15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aileebright or shining; a form of Aileen53 in the US (2017)
- Arleenpledge or oath; a form of Arlene47 in the US (2017)
- Ailenbright, shining; a form of Helen43 in the US (2017)
- Aideenlittle fire; a form of aedán12 in the US (2017)
- Aileenebright; a form of Aileen6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Aileen
Names that are said the same way as Aileen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Aileen, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Aileen
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