Girls' name · since 1909
Eilene
Eilene has 2,087 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,087
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
2,087 babies have been named Eilene since 1909, making it today's #9496 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eilene recorded 2,087 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #9496 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #4,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,496 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,087 born since 1909
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilene ranks #4,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,496 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,087 born since 1909, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,087
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Eilene's 2,087 recorded births place it above 93.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eilene compares
2,087 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eilene's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eilene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,087 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eilene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eilene splits its recorded history at 1965: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eilene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1946)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Eilene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (387 births, 19% of the file).
1940s was Eilene's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Eilene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 146
1910s
146 births
- 1920s
1920s
344 births
- 1930s
1930s
339 births
- 1940s
1940s
387 births
- 1950s
1950s
286 births
- 1960s
1960s
191 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 387 births (19% of all-time use).
How Eilene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eilene's total volume
Eilene by state
Where Eilene concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 51 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.2% |
76 of 2,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Eilene appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eilene's data
- Eilene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (387 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Eilenes (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eilene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~116 yrs)
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, 1909–2025 (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 Eilene 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.