Eileen vs Susan
Eileen and Susan compared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Eileen was ranked #439 and Susan #311 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Eileen was ranked #445 and Susan #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2003, Eileen was ranked #535 and Susan #570 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #816 and Susan #2440 among girls in England and Wales.
Eileen and Susan over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Eileen and Susan over time
Eileen and Susan appear together in 3 published lists, across 135 years of shared records. Susan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Eileen in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Eileen in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eileen and Susan changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2003, ending at #535 and #570.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Susan were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #816 and #2440.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #17 and #22 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2023 they were #445 and #856.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1964–2023
Eileen held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Susan in 41.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #17 in 1964, Susan #14 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Eileen #445, Susan #856.
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1946–2003
Eileen held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Susan in 30.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #224 in 1972, Susan #196 in 1964.
The order changed in 1999: Eileen moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #498 and #481; by 1999 that had become #394 and #587.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Eileen #535, Susan #570.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Susan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #816 in 2025, Susan #397 in 1996.
The order changed in 2013: Eileen moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #1583 and #1130; by 2013 that had become #1220 and #1433.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #816, Susan #2440.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eileen | Susan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen and Susan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #816 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Susan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls