Eila
Eila is a name with a single cultural origin: Finnish.
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Eila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eila is a name with a single cultural origin: Finnish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Eila
American parents first put Eila on the record books as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 156 Eilas were born — ranking #1,397 that year. About 44% of every Eila on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eila ranks #1,886 for baby girls with 106 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Eila most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Finland75%
- Malaysia16%
- Sweden5%
- Spain3%
- United States2%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Eila
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Eila
Eila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eila's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,397. Use the chart and map above to compare Eila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.