girl's name

Ileen

  • Origin Serbian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,152

Ileen is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Ileen is a name of Serbian origin.
  • Peaked in 1924, when 51 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1895.

Ileen over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ileen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1900s 20
1910s 201
1920s 422
1930s 236
1940s 271
1950s 208
1960s 148
1970s 61
1980s 79
1990s 113
2000s 224
2010s 143
2020s (to 2024) 21

How popular is Ileen?

In 2024, Ileen was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ileen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ileen also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ileen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ileen

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ileen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ileen

How popular is the name Ileen?

In 2024, Ileen was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ileen a girl's or a boy's name?

Ileen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ileen most popular?

Ileen peaked in 1924, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.