Girls' name · since 1977
Eilish
Eilish has 356 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
356 babies have been named Eilish since 1977, making it today's #9632 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilish has been recorded 356 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #9632 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #14,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,632 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 356 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilish ranks #14,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,632 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 356 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Eilish's 356 recorded births place it above 79.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Eilish compares
356 48th percentile among 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
Eilish's all-time total is 5% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eilish | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 356 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eilish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eilish splits its recorded history at 2007: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eilish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Eilish by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (145 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Eilish's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Eilish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 145 births (41% of all-time use).
Eilish by state
Where Eilish concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Eilish's data
- Eilish's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Eilishs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eilish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Eilish 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.