Girls' name · since 2010

Eileigh

Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Eileigh, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#47,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade

17 girls have been named Eileigh since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eileigh has been recorded 17 times among girls since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2019.

  • #47,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 2010
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eileigh ranks #47,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#47,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eileigh's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Eileigh's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Eileigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201020132019 7

Eileigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Eileigh's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Eileigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eileigh?
Eileigh has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2010, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #47,666 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 7 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Eileigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eileigh ranks #47,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eileigh most popular?
Eileigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Eileigh been used?
Eileigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 10 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Eileigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eileen, Eilene, Eila, Eiley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Eileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eileigh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.