Eila: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “torchbearer”
- Origin
- Finnish
- Say it
- AY-lah · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Used in Finland as a form related to Helga or as a variant of names like Eileen in some contexts. Etymology is not entirely uniform across usages, but Finnish Eila is commonly linked with Helga traditions.
How popular is Eila?
Babies named Eila in 2024101
2024 rank#1,951 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18801,791
Eila is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Eila
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Eila questions
What does the name Eila mean?
Eila means "torchbearer". It comes from Finnish. Used in Finland as a form related to Helga or as a variant of names like Eileen in some contexts. Etymology is not entirely uniform across usages, but Finnish Eila is commonly linked with Helga traditions.
Is Eila a boy or girl name?
Eila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Eila?
101 US babies were named Eila in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Eila?
Eila is usually pronounced AY-lah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.