How Many People Are Named Eleen?
An estimated 534 people in the United States have the first name Eleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Eleen peaked in popularity in 2019 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eleen 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 Eleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
534
About 1 in 641,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2019
46 births
Total Registered
719
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eleen
Eleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 719 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eleen as a female name
Ranked #3,514 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (46 births)
Eleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eleen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 274 babies were registered. While Eleen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Eleen by Decade
How has Eleen 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.
Eleen by State
Birth registrations for Eleen span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 18 Eleens were registered per state.
Eleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Eleen
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Eleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eleen?
We estimate approximately 534 people named Eleen 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 641,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Eleen a common name?
Eleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 719 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eleen most popular?
Eleen reached peak popularity in 2019, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eleen is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eleen a female name?
Eleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eleen Smith, Eleen Johnson, Eleen 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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