Girl name Scottish Gaelic origin Christian tradition

Eilidh

AY-lee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
bright;shining light
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Scottish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9062
2024 births11
Peak year2019
First appeared1999
Total US births263
2019 peak19992005201220182024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Eilie
Alternate spellings
Eilidh
In other languages
Helen (English)Eleanor (English)

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