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How popular is the name Aileen?
Births per year, rank history and how many Aileens are alive today.
Aileen (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Eileen in England and Wales, ranked 3035th in 2025 and given to 8 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1434th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2023, with 12 babies given the name that year. Common short forms of Aileen include Lina and Leena.
Across all spellings of the name, the Eileen you are most likely to meet is around 83 years old. Half of all Eileens born in England and Wales are between 66 and 90, and there are at least 48,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 14% chance that at least one of them will be called Eileen.
How many babies are named Aileen each year?
Includes all spellings: Aileen, Eileen. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Aileen spelling rank?
Where does the Eileen spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Aileen most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Eileen, peaked in 1924, when around 8,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Aileen spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 12 babies.
How many people are called Aileen?
At least 48,000 people named Aileen in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Aileen?
Most living Aileens are between 66 and 90; the most common age is about 83.
Is Aileen becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.