Eilidh
Eilidh is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name. Although it is the equivalent of Ellie, it is usually anglicized as Helen.
Meaning & Origin of Eilidh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eilidh is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name. Although it is the equivalent of Ellie, it is usually anglicized as Helen.
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The Story of Eilidh
The earliest SSA record of Eilidh as a baby girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Eilidh — #6,412 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Eilidh on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eilidh ranks #8,055 for baby girls with 12 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 287 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Eilidh
Eilidh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 287 births in the dataset. Eilidh's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,412. Use the chart and map above to compare Eilidh'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 .
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