Eilis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-lish
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Eilis is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Eilis mean?
Hebrew: Irish form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Eilis Lacey is the young Irish emigrant heroine of Colm Toibin's novel Brooklyn.
Is Eilis a girl's or a boy's name?
Eilis is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eilis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Eilis, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 26 girls.
2025 had more girls named Eilis than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Eilis in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Eilis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.
- Ailish 16
- Eilis 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Eilis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 2 | #7,494 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 24 | #975 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 26 | #918 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Eilis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Eilis, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Eilis in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eilis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Eilis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie Hannah Eden Emma Ellis Chloe Zoe Elise Ava Leah Abigail Sophie
Other spellings of Eilis
Names related to Eilis
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Eilis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eilis, updated 20 October 2026.