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Girl name

Ileen

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Ileen has been given to about 2,152 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,306
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ileen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 51
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,152

How popular is Ileen?

Its best year was 1924, when 51 babies were given the name, ranking 1102nd. The typical living American called Ileen is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Ileen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eileen0.82
  2. Aileen0.82
  3. Ayleen0.77
  4. Ellen0.73
  5. Ilene0.71
  6. Jayleen0.68
  7. Kayleen0.68
  8. Arleen0.66

Middle names for Ileen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ileen Anne0.85
  2. Ileen Rose0.81
  3. Ileen Marie0.81
  4. Ileen Grace0.81
  5. Ileen Eve0.81
  6. Ileen Jane0.81

Sibling names for Ileen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.80
  2. Elouisesister · 0.80
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.79
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.79
  5. Louiebrother · 0.79
  6. Amosbrother · 0.78

Where Ileen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ileen White0.76
    2. Ileen Moore0.76
    3. Ileen Hill0.76
    4. Ileen Hall0.76
    5. Ileen Brown0.76
    6. Ileen Young0.73

    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 Ileen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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