Eile

A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning bright or shining.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Eile by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Eile.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eile. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
  • Eilafrom the oak tree; a form of Eilah100 in the US (2017)
  • Eilyradiant or shining; a form of Eileen19 in the US (2017)
  • EireIreland; the name of the island in Irish5 in the US (2017)
  • Eiley32 in the US (2017)
  • Eilee27 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Eile, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Eile

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