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    The first name Aileen

    A girl’s name from Irish.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Irish origin

    A female given name from Irish, variant of Eileen.

    A form of Eileen.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 8 girls were named Aileen, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 12 births (#1,434).

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    222
    babies named Aileen, 1996–2025
    #3,035
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aileen with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Aileen at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 340 girls born in the United States were named Aileen, the 799th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 685 were.

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    37,642
    babies named Aileen since 1880
    #799
    rank in 2025
    2009
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Aileen

    12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aileen Wuornos
      American serial killer (1956–2002)
    • Aileen Baviera
      Filipino sinologist, 1959–2020
    • Aileen Riggin
      American diver, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (1906–2002)
    • Aileen Quinn
      American actress, singer and dancer, born 1971
    • Aileen Pringle
      American actress (1895–1989)
    • Aileen Meagher
      Athletics competitor (1910-1987)
    • Aileen Osborn Webb
      American patron of the arts, founder of Craft Horizons and American Craft Council (1892-19
    • Aileen Hernandez
      American union organizer and civil rights activist (1926–2017)
    • Aileen Allen
      American diver (1888–1950)
    • Aileen Manning
      American film actress (1886–1946)
    • Aileen Fox
      English archaeologist (1907-2005)
    • Clarissa Dickson Wright
      English celebrity chef, television personality, businesswoman and formerly a barrister (19, 1947–2014

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    Questions

    What is the origin of the name Aileen?
    Aileen comes from Irish.
    How popular is the name Aileen?
    In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Aileen, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 1996, with 12 births.
    Is Aileen a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 37,642 US babies named Aileen since 1880 were girls.
    When was Aileen most popular?
    2009 in the United States, when 685 babies were named Aileen, its highest rank at 454th.
    What name is Aileen a form of?
    Aileen is a form of Eileen.