Eilís
Girl5 letters
Unranked
in 2025
3
babies in 2025
#164
best rank (1987)
874
babies since 1964
Down 264
10-year rank change
Eilís through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #850 |
| 2023 | 3 | #832 |
| 2022 | 6 | #556 |
| 2021 | 5 | #643 |
| 2019 | 3 | #844 |
| 2018 | 7 | #504 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2016 | 12 | #360 |
| 2015 | 6 | #586 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 6 | #590 |
| 2012 | 14 | #355 |
| 2011 | 13 | #361 |
| 2010 | 10 | #445 |
| 2009 | 8 | #489 |
| 2008 | 7 | #548 |
| 2007 | 5 | #624 |
| 2006 | 14 | #286 |
| 2005 | 12 | #300 |
| 2004 | 10 | #317 |
| 2003 | 14 | #247 |
| 2002 | 14 | #254 |
| 2001 | 10 | #302 |
| 2000 | 17 | #202 |
| 1999 | 18 | #194 |
| 1998 | 12 | #229 |
| 1997 | 19 | #226 |
| 1996 | 18 | #216 |
| 1995 | 18 | #211 |
| 1994 | 19 | #206 |
| 1993 | 24 | #181 |
| 1992 | 24 | #185 |
| 1991 | 19 | #207 |
| 1990 | 16 | #228 |
| 1989 | 24 | #186 |
| 1988 | 22 | #194 |
| 1987 | 31 | #164 |
| 1986 | 25 | #189 |
| 1985 | 29 | #181 |
| 1984 | 35 | #168 |
| 1983 | 19 | #232 |
| 1982 | 24 | #216 |
| 1981 | 21 | #230 |
| 1980 | 18 | #245 |
| 1979 | 30 | #189 |
| 1978 | 22 | #224 |
| 1977 | 19 | #227 |
| 1976 | 16 | #248 |
| 1975 | 13 | #262 |
| 1974 | 15 | #255 |
| 1973 | 16 | #248 |
| 1972 | 16 | #232 |
| 1971 | 18 | #225 |
| 1970 | 7 | #307 |
| 1969 | 10 | #265 |
| 1968 | 13 | #225 |
| 1967 | 7 | #268 |
| 1966 | 8 | #256 |
| 1965 | 10 | #227 |
| 1964 | 10 | #226 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Eilís yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Éilis | 3 | 13 |
| Eilis | under 3 | 847 |
| Eilís | under 3 | 14 |
In Northern Ireland
#397 in 2025 with 3 babies. Best rank #158 (1999); 100 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.