Girl · Greek, through Scottish Gaelic
Eilidh
Say it: AY-lee
Meaning
Scottish Gaelic form of Helen. The Greek name's origin is unknown; 'torch' or 'light' is a popular but unproven gloss.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 209 babies given this name since 1999
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 92,800 girls
- 15 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ailie
| English | Helen |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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