Eilen
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Eilen by the numbers
Eilen was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Eilen
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eilen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eileenbright or shining one; form of Evelyn421 in the US (2017)
- Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)
- Eilynbright light; a form of Eileen11 in the US (2017)
- Elenbright light; a form of Helen9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eilenebright; a form of Eileen6 in the US (2017)
- Eilebright or shining4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Eilen
Names that are said the same way as Eilen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
- Elinbright, shining; related to Helen40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elanenthusiasm; liveliness; spirited vigor142 in the US (2017)
- Elaynebright light; a form of Helen29 in the US (2017)
- Ellynbright light; a variant of Helen21 in the US (2017)
- Eyleenbright or shining; a form of Eileen19 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Eilen
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