Eilidh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-lee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #335 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Eilidh is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 335th for girls in the UK (144 babies) and 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Eilidh mean?
Greek: Scottish Gaelic form of Helen
The Scottish Gaelic form of Helen.
Is Eilidh a girl's or a boy's name?
Eilidh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 144 girls in the UK and 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eilidh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #335among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 144about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 144 girls in the UK were named Eilidh, making it the 335th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 285th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 272 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eilidh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 162 girls in the UK were given Eilidh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #317, up from #335 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales, 28th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Eilidh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | #335 |
| 2024 | 117 | #407 |
| 2023 | 161 | #304 |
| 2022 | 179 | #281 |
| 2021 | 194 | #270 |
| 2020 | 182 | #285 |
| 2019 | 203 | #263 |
| 2018 | 231 | #240 |
| 2017 | 220 | #253 |
| 2016 | 226 | #252 |
| 2015 | 243 | #237 |
| 2014 | 264 | #223 |
| 2013 | 237 | #235 |
| 2012 | 219 | #252 |
| 2011 | 244 | #231 |
| 2010 | 250 | #228 |
| 2009 | 213 | #252 |
| 2008 | 227 | #246 |
| 2007 | 238 | #244 |
| 2006 | 180 | #287 |
| 2005 | 197 | #256 |
| 2004 | 213 | #237 |
| 2003 | 230 | #223 |
| 2002 | 214 | #228 |
| 2001 | 224 | #205 |
| 2000 | 242 | #200 |
| 1999 | 242 | #202 |
| 1998 | 272 | #177 |
| 1997 | 241 | #205 |
| 1996 | 239 | #196 |
How popular is Eilidh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Eilidh, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Eilidh in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 116 girls in the US were given Eilidh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,526, up from #8,360 for this spelling alone.
Eilidh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Eilidh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe Keira Fiadh Eira Niamh Eden Clodagh Ocean Aoife Ffion Rowan Lainey
Other spellings of Eilidh
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eilidh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eilidh, updated 20 October 2026.