Will my child share the name Eila with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Eila per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eila in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Eila becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Eila is declining: down 829 places since 2020, to #2,278 in 2025. It peaked at #1,105 in 2017.

Is Eila a good choice for a distinctive name?

Eila is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Eila a popular baby name in the United States?

Eila does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Eila is a distinctive choice, ranked #2278 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Eila in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Eila

Eila has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 446 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #1105 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.

Eila is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Eila in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Eila

Eila Roine — Eila Orvokki Roine-Auvinen was a Finnish actress.
Eila Kivikk'aho — Eila Sylvia Sammalkorpi, known by her pseudonym Eila Kivikk’aho, was a Finnish poet.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.