Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Aileen

AY-leen · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright shining one, variant of Eileen
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Irish · variant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#718
2024 births390
Peak year2009
First appeared1880
Total US births37,293
2009 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AilieLina
Alternate spellings
EileenAileneAilyn
In other languages
Eibhlín (Irish)Aibhilín (Gaelic)

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Aileen Pringle (actress)