girls' name ★ peaked 1919

Eugenia

Meaning well-born Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,787 Trend → Stable

Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes 'well-born', from eu- 'well' + genes 'born'.

Rank 2025
#2,787
among girls · ↑989 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Eugenia · +53% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,349
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1919
606 babies
All-time total
29,944
#834 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Eugenia popularity over time

29,944 babies have been named Eugenia since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 593 – 593 59 – #190
1890s 902 – 902 90 +52% #271
1900s 1,106 – 1,106 111 +23% #303
1910s 4,033 – 4,033 403 +265% #260
1920s 5,047 5 5,052 505 +25% #269
1930s 2,844 – 2,844 284 -44% #342
1940s 3,003 – 3,003 300 +6% #396
1950s 3,362 – 3,362 336 +12% #433
1960s 3,317 5 3,322 332 -1% #499
1970s 2,360 5 2,365 237 -29% #547
1980s 1,429 – 1,429 143 -40% #851
1990s 765 – 765 77 -46% #1,267
2000s 442 – 442 44 -42% #2,317
2010s 412 – 412 41 -7% #2,868
2020s (to 2025) 314 – 314 52 +27% #2,787

Where Eugenia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 62 0.04 outside top 500
2027 63 0.04 outside top 500
2028 63 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Eugenia is most popular

Girls named Eugenia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.032 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Eugenia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 121 0.150 +364%
California 21 0.025 -23%
Florida 10 0.023 -28%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eugenia

Eugenia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,787 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 29,944 American babies have been named Eugenia. Its peak came in 1919, when 606 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eugenia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eugenia?

The median living Eugenia is about 61 years old; half are between 47 and 73. An estimated 14 thousand people named Eugenia are alive in the United States today.

median 61 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eugenia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 61 #2,787 – –
2024 40 #3,776 – –
2023 59 #2,861 – –
2022 56 #2,973 – –
2021 47 #3,359 – –
2020 51 #3,108 – –
2019 58 #2,868 – –
2018 45 #3,452 – –
2017 37 #4,019 – –
2016 40 #3,804 – –
2015 36 #4,094 – –
2014 51 #3,200 – –
2013 40 #3,806 – –
2012 34 #4,325 – –
2011 30 #4,719 – –
2010 41 #3,767 – –
2009 40 #3,898 – –
2008 42 #3,801 – –
2007 46 #3,550 – –
2006 37 #4,023 – –
2005 35 #4,056 – –
2004 47 #3,234 – –
2003 42 #3,433 – –
2002 31 #4,102 – –
2001 55 #2,714 – –
2000 67 #2,317 – –
1995 69 #1,991 – –
1990 129 #1,267 – –
1985 132 #1,098 – –
1980 183 #851 – –
1975 230 #663 – –
1970 337 #550 – –
1965 362 #499 – –
1960 349 #516 – –
1955 357 #479 – –
1950 350 #433 – –
1945 291 #418 – –
1940 250 #431 – –
1935 271 #387 – –
1930 341 #363 – –
1925 464 #307 – –
1920 584 #271 – –
1915 506 #260 – –
1910 168 #299 – –
1905 116 #312 – –
1900 112 #318 – –
1895 83 #318 – –
1890 83 #273 – –
1885 68 #242 – –
1880 40 #247 – –

Famous people named Eugenia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eugenia Charles Eugenia Charles Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995 1919–2005 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eugenia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eugenia?

The median living Eugenia is about 61 years old. Half of all living Eugenias are between 47 and 73 years old.

How many people named Eugenia are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Eugenia are alive in the United States, based on 29,944 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eugenia mean?

Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes 'well-born', from eu- 'well' + genes 'born'.

How popular is the name Eugenia in 2025?

Eugenia ranked #2,787 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eugenia?

29,944 babies have been named Eugenia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eugenia most popular?

Eugenia peaked in 1919, when 606 newborns received the name.

Is Eugenia a boy or girl name?

Eugenia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eugenia rising or falling?

Eugenia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eugenia become more popular?

Eugenia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Eugenia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eugenia?

Well-known people named Eugenia include Eugenia Charles (politician).

Names like Eugenia

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