Girls' name · since 1895
Ileen
2,152 babies named Ileen in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,152
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ileen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,152 have been recorded since 1895.
Ileen has 2,152 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2024.
- #4,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,152 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ileen ranks #4,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,152 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,152
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ileen's 2,152 recorded births place it above 93.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ileen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ileen splits its recorded history at 1962: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ileen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2024
- Peak year (1924)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Ileen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (422 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Ileen's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ileen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
201 births
- 1920s
1920s
422 births
- 1930s
1930s
236 births
- 1940s
1940s
271 births
- 1950s
1950s
208 births
- 1960s 148
1960s
148 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s 143
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 422 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ileen 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 Ileen's total volume
Ileen by state
Where Ileen concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 266 | 12.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 48 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 41 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Utah | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 8 | 0.4% |
266 of 2,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Ileen appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Ileen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ileens (266 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ileen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1895–2024 (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 Ileen 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.