Eile
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-leh
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Eile is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies).
Where does Eile come from?
Irish: possibly from Eile, an ancient Irish territory
Is Eile a girl's or a boy's name?
Eile is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eile in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 110% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Eile, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th.
2025 had the most girls named Eile of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales and 290th in Northern Ireland.
Eile in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
Names like Eile
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maeve Eden Eire Fiadh Eireann Aoife Orla Rowan Caoimhe Aoibheann Ailbhe Clodagh
Names related to Eile
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eile: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eile, updated 20 October 2026.