girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Eunice

Meaning good Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,362 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

A biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Rank 2025
#2,362
among girls · ↓391 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
77
named Eunice · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,874
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
2,278 babies
All-time total
81,514
#439 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Eunice popularity over time

81,514 babies have been named Eunice 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
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 1,216 – 1,216 122 – #157
1890s 3,244 33 3,277 328 +169% #123
1900s 5,376 78 5,454 545 +66% #106
1910s 15,474 236 15,710 1,571 +188% #107
1920s 20,172 313 20,485 2,049 +30% #115
1930s 11,601 222 11,823 1,182 -42% #146
1940s 7,060 141 7,201 720 -39% #202
1950s 4,494 91 4,585 459 -36% #332
1960s 2,642 20 2,662 266 -42% #533
1970s 1,669 24 1,693 169 -36% #762
1980s 1,683 10 1,693 169 0% #841
1990s 1,989 10 1,999 200 +18% #894
2000s 1,718 – 1,718 172 -14% #1,076
2010s 1,428 – 1,428 143 -17% #1,373
2020s (to 2025) 570 – 570 95 -33% #1,830

Where Eunice 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 73 0.05 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 68 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 65 0.04 outside top 500

Where Eunice is most popular

Girls named Eunice per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.057 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Maryland.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Eunice 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
New York 39 0.098 +71%
California 72 0.086 +49%
Maryland 9 0.085 +48%
Texas 52 0.065 +13%
Louisiana 5 0.057 ≈ national
Florida 13 0.030 -47%
Georgia 5 0.022 -62%
Ohio 5 0.021 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
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 Eunice

Eunice is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,362 in 2025 with 77 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 81,514 American babies have been named Eunice. Its peak came in 1920, when 2,278 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Eunice stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eunice?

The median living Eunice is about 67 years old; half are between 37 and 81. An estimated 23 thousand people named Eunice are alive in the United States today.

median 67 020406080100

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

Eunice 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 77 #2,362 – –
2024 100 #1,971 – –
2023 86 #2,202 – –
2022 111 #1,830 – –
2021 92 #2,074 – –
2020 104 #1,861 – –
2019 134 #1,589 – –
2018 125 #1,672 – –
2017 133 #1,628 – –
2016 151 #1,507 – –
2015 145 #1,538 – –
2014 147 #1,509 – –
2013 147 #1,503 – –
2012 135 #1,604 – –
2011 142 #1,547 – –
2010 169 #1,373 – –
2009 135 #1,651 – –
2008 157 #1,488 – –
2007 166 #1,425 – –
2006 178 #1,317 – –
2005 138 #1,509 – –
2004 212 #1,082 – –
2003 176 #1,210 – –
2002 182 #1,142 – –
2001 182 #1,148 – –
2000 192 #1,076 – –
1995 212 #894 – –
1990 206 #928 – –
1985 159 #970 – –
1980 176 #873 5 #6,569
1975 170 #807 5 #5,736
1970 191 #762 – –
1965 245 #624 – –
1960 326 #533 8 #3,168
1955 432 #424 6 #3,635
1950 543 #332 10 #2,484
1945 628 #276 16 #1,722
1940 868 #202 21 #1,491
1935 1,129 #170 19 #1,610
1930 1,438 #148 31 #1,288
1925 2,097 #130 38 #1,152
1920 2,238 #115 40 #1,125
1915 1,860 #109 29 #1,224
1910 742 #113 7 #1,347
1905 525 #122 6 #1,140
1900 503 #125 13 #708
1895 334 #137 6 #1,013
1890 214 #166 – –
1885 136 #157 – –
1880 67 #182 – –

Famous people named Eunice

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

  1. 1 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver American philanthropist (1921–2009) Contemporary
  2. 2 Eunice Gayson Eunice Gayson English actress (1928–2018) Contemporary
  3. 3 Eunice Barber Eunice Barber Sierra Leonean-French athletics competitor b. 1974 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Eunice Kirwa Eunice Kirwa Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner (born 1984) Contemporary
  5. 5 Eunice Sum Eunice Sum Kenyan middle-distance runner b. 1988 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Eunice Jepkorir Eunice Jepkorir Kenyan long-distance runner b. 1982 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eunice?

The median living Eunice is about 67 years old. Half of all living Eunices are between 37 and 81 years old.

How many people named Eunice are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Eunice are alive in the United States, based on 81,514 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eunice mean?

A biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

How popular is the name Eunice in 2025?

Eunice ranked #2,362 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 77 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eunice?

81,514 babies have been named Eunice in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eunice most popular?

Eunice peaked in 1920, when 2,278 newborns received the name.

Is Eunice a boy or girl name?

Eunice is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eunice rising or falling?

Eunice is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eunice become more popular?

Eunice is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 65 girls named Eunice in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eunice?

Well-known people named Eunice include Eunice Kennedy Shriver (politician), Eunice Gayson (actor), Eunice Barber (athlete).

Names like Eunice

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