Eilish
Éilis or Éilís, anglicized as Eilish or Eylish, is an Irish given name.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Eilish
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Éilis or Éilís, anglicized as Eilish or Eylish, is an Irish given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Eilish
Eilish first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 35 births, good for #3,302 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Eilishs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,056 among baby girl names with 12 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 370 Eilishs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Eilish
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eilish. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Eilís
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About the name Eilish
Eilish is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 370 births in the dataset. Eilish's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #3,302. Use the chart and map above to compare Eilish'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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