Is Eilene a boy or girl name?

Eilene is a girl’s name. Of the 2,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Eilene

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Eilene was most popular in 1946, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,998 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,087 people named Eilene.

Eilene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eilene’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eilene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eilene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,087 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Eilene

Where Eilene is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org