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Eilidh

Girl

Meaning of Eilidh: Scottish: 'radiant'

Eilidh is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 7988th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1262nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7988

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1262

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

275

First recorded 1999 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Eilidh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 18.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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