Eilidh comes from the Greek / Scottish tradition, meaning Sympathy, Compassion.
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How popular is Eilidh?
2019peak year
Today, Eilidh is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7915), with only about 14 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 18 babies were given the name (ranked #6495 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Eilidh's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 263 babies have been registered as Eilidh since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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