Eleen
Feminine
Eleen is a spelling of Eileen, which is the English form of Eibhlín — an Irish name that came from Norman French and has been argued over ever since.
How old is the name Eleen?
Eleen first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Eleen is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Eleen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Eleen most popular?
Eleen peaked in 1924, reaching #2308 nationally. Today it ranks #4067, 1,759 places below that high. See the whole 1924 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Aveline to Eleen
The story of Eleen
The Normans brought Aveline to Ireland, where it became Eibhlín, and English wrote that back as Eileen and Aileen. The name became internationally known in the twentieth century. Eleen is a simplified American spelling that appears in the records around 1920, in the same years as Ilene and Aileen.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Irish Eibhlín is generally taken from Norman French Aveline, whose Germanic root is unestablished. A competing reading connects it to Helen. Neither is settled, and Eileen inherits the uncertainty.
How the name formed
- Aveline
- Eibhlín
- Eileen
- Eleen
Related forms: Eibhlín · Eileen · Aileen
Pronouncing Eleen
eye-LEEN
Two syllables with the stress on the second. Some families say EE-leen.
Nicknames for Eleen
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1914
- Most girls named
- 201946 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2308reached in 1924
- Change vs 2024
- −20.5%35 in 2025, from 44
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Eleen in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Eibhlín in Irish — same name
- Eileen in English — spelling variant
- Aileen in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Michigan, Texas.
Eleens among us
people named Eleen are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 45,922 born in 2025 was named Eleen
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Eleen
- #4067
- Eleen on the 2025 chart
- #693
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Eleen went to 35 girls in 2025, but Ellen and Elen are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 273, which makes it the 693rd most-given girls’ name of the year — 3,374 places above the chart.
- Ellen230
- Eleen35
- Elen8
About 1 girl in 5,887 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 45,922 for Eleen itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Eleen sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Eleen is headed
Eleen should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Eleen beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Eleen in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A documented Irish name with a genuinely tangled and interesting history.
- Lee and Elly are both plain short forms.
- Genuine early twentieth-century American use behind it.
- Eileen is the standard spelling and will be written for her constantly.
- The first vowel is unsettled between EYE and EE.
- The meaning is genuinely unknown, inherited from Aveline.
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Frequently asked
- How many Eleens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Eleen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Eleen?
- Eleen is one of 3 recorded spellings. Ellen is the more common one — 230 births in 2025 against 35 for Eleen.
- How popular is the name Eleen in 2025?
- Eleen ranks #4067 among US girl names in 2025, with 35 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Eleen?
- About 1 in every 45,922 US girls born in 2025 was named Eleen — 35 in all.
- Will my child share the name Eleen with classmates?
- Eleen will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Eleen
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