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Eila

100% girls · 113 born in 2025

Eila has been given to about 1,906 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,710
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 156
  • Born in 2025113
  • All time1,906
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Eila?

Its best year was 2020, when 156 babies were given the name, ranking 1400th. The typical living American called Eila is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Eila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leila0.85
  2. Keila0.85
  3. Ella0.76
  4. Mila0.76
  5. Lila0.76
  6. Sheila0.75
  7. Eula0.76
  8. Ila0.76

Middle names for Eila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eila Josephine0.84
  2. Eila Rose0.83
  3. Eila Louise0.83
  4. Eila June0.82
  5. Eila Pearl0.82
  6. Eila Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Eila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.97
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.97
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.96
  4. Laylanisister · 0.96
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.95
  6. Inayasister · 0.95

Where Eila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.02%
  2. Kentucky0.02%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Tennessee0.01%
  5. Virginia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Eila White0.78
  2. Eila Reyes0.78
  3. Eila Nguyen0.78
  4. Eila Moore0.78
  5. Eila Lee0.78
  6. Eila Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Eila

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Eila across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.