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Eilidh

This name is a diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.

Usage languagesScottish Gaelic
US rank (2025)#8,362

Meaning and history

Eilidh is a diminutive of Eilionoir and is also regarded as a Gaelic form of Helen.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 7 births, rank #13,832
2009: 13 births, rank #8,888
2010: 8 births, rank #12,276
20112011: 8 births, rank #12,153
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
2014: 10 births, rank #10,129
2015: 13 births, rank #8,447
20162016: 11 births, rank #9,411
2017: 15 births, rank #7,442
2018: 15 births, rank #7,409
2019: 18 births, rank #6,414
2020: 15 births, rank #7,212
20212021: 13 births, rank #8,024
2022: 13 births, rank #8,032
2023: 17 births, rank #6,680
2024: 11 births, rank #8,946
20252025: 12 births, rank #8,362

In 2025, 12 babies were recorded with the name Eilidh, ranking #8,362 among girls.