How Many People Are Named Eilish?
An estimated 339 people in the United States have the first name Eilish. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Eilish peaked in popularity in 1996 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eilish as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eilish paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
339
About 1 in 1,011,075 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1996
35 births
Total Registered
346
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eilish
Eilish is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 346 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eilish as a female name
Ranked #6,991 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (35 births)
Eilish: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eilish span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 145 babies were registered. Eilish has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eilish by Decade
How has Eilish tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eilish by State
Birth registrations for Eilish span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois. On average, about 5 Eilishs were registered per state.
Eilish + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eilish as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eilish: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eilish?
We estimate approximately 339 people named Eilish are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,011,075 Americans share this first name.
Is Eilish a common name?
Eilish is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 346 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eilish most popular?
Eilish reached peak popularity in 1996, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eilish is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eilish a female name?
Eilish is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eilish Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eilish Smith, Eilish Johnson, Eilish Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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