Eugene

Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #943 for boys in 2025, 249 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1927 · 9,742 births
Debut · boys
328 births
In top 100 · boys
78 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
380,708
since 1880

Eugene over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #20, 1927boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#943249
2024—#873276
2023—#919251
2022—#929248
2021—#850279
2020—#839272
2019#15,5395#785296
2018—#862254
2017—#820274
2016#16,2155#790300
2015—#826274
2014—#790291
2013—#770291
2012—#735315
2011#16,7645#825263
2010#10,45110#773287
2009—#742312
2008—#695341
2007#13,9247#677351
2006—#654352
2005#14,5026#639340
2004#10,6909#582383
2003#9,67110#576383
2002#13,5956#547405
2001#11,0208#525422
2000#10,7458#503454
1999—#472484
1998#11,1387#461487
1997#13,7245#438512
1996—#451496
1995—#430529
1994—#372636
1993#10,5887#369642
1992#7,06712#338716
1991#9,3368#326776
1990#12,9585#312810
1989#7,44910#281885
1988#7,11110#257912
1987#5,61313#254896
1986#6,61210#2311,018
1985#6,45710#232996
1984#4,96614#2141,066
1983#4,28617#2101,100
1982#5,20913#2011,228
1981#4,96314#2121,172
1980#5,24513#1911,287
1979#4,42016#1821,331
1978#5,95810#1751,329
1977#4,06917#1701,395
1976#4,36314#1591,513
1975#3,25921#1601,518
1974#2,83525#1541,601
1973#3,01522#1441,717
1972#3,54317#1451,807
1971#4,12314#1452,059
1970#4,03814#1462,264
1969#4,19812#1312,351
1968#2,48225#1262,365
1967#3,08517#1222,450
1966#2,75220#1162,621
1965#2,74420#1202,714
1964#2,91519#1143,077
1963#2,17230#1123,216
1962#2,92218#1123,304
1961#4,00911#1133,452
1960#2,98917#1093,761
1959#2,59620#1063,890
1958#2,58120#1034,015
1957#3,30913#924,410
1956#2,72518#864,620
1955#2,15625#814,791
1954#2,45020#775,033
1953#2,36320#755,147
1952#1,97826#715,314
1951#2,31419#655,580
1950#2,43617#585,481
1949#1,80728#585,595
1948#2,00823#615,608
1947#1,86327#596,178
1946#1,86024#575,670
1945#1,79522#505,167
1944#1,66125#485,505
1943#1,99419#475,902
1942#1,43832#456,092
1941#1,44629#425,754
1940#1,34731#385,804
1939#1,14940#375,869
1938#1,31631#336,112
1937#1,30331#335,999
1936#1,08142#296,376
1935#1,21934#266,859
1934#1,04744#247,145
1933#1,05044#237,352
1932#87563#228,046
1931#89959#218,151
1930#76185#219,029
1929#86168#209,046
1928#83175#209,708
1927#78685#209,742
1926#85475#239,016
1925#1,00855#248,517
1924#92068#258,346
1923#97658#257,947
1922#1,14445#257,849
1921#98757#267,717
1920#1,06249#306,867
1919#1,05747#335,892
1918#1,16541#355,631
1917#1,11041#394,873
1916#1,21035#394,646
1915#1,43925#414,321
1914#1,14728#433,211
1913#1,22921#432,525
1912#1,71911#412,114
1911#1,30013#431,060
1910#1,33512#39888
1909#1,10414#43724
1908#1,00416#42689
1907#1,20611#41691
1906#1,9515#39637
1905#1,4208#42593
1904#1,3648#44541
1903#1,2049#44478
1902#1,7935#44524
1901#1,2278#44445
1900#1,3199#45587
1899—#45449
1898#1,09810#49473
1897#93112#49447
1896#1,1229#45507
1895#1,05310#50430
1894#1,0619#52421
1893#1,4375#53392
1892#1,1717#53414
1891—#48362
1890—#46408
1889#83910#52369
1888—#53398
1887#1,1475#53327
1886#1,1085#51362
1885—#51345
1884—#59321
1883#8176#51325
1882—#52341
1881#8305#48314
1880—#53328
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Eugene was already there! It came in at #53, and was given to 328 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2005–2025, when fewer than 360 boys a year got the name.

Where Eugene is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedAKMaine: #48 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 174 boysMEVermont: #32 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 86 boysVTNew Hampshire: #34 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 107 boysNHWashington: #21 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 67 boysWAIdaho: #27 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 72 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #63 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 226 boysMNIllinois: #42 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 168 boysILWisconsin: #58 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 181 boysWIMichigan: #48 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 187 boysMINew York: #64 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 262 boysNYMassachusetts: #44 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 189 boysMARhode Island: #29 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 120 boysRIOregon: #31 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 108 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedSDIowa: #64 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 236 boysIAIndiana: #35 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 142 boysINOhio: #41 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 174 boysOHPennsylvania: #49 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 255 boysPANew Jersey: #44 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 198 boysNJConnecticut: #64 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 338 boysCTCalifornia: #40 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 161 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedUTColorado: #50 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 187 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #33 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 130 boysMOKentucky: #66 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 300 boysKYWest Virginia: #44 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 162 boysWVVirginia: #37 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 197 boysVAMaryland: #36 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 156 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedDEArizona: #34 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 91 boysAZNew Mexico: #28 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 97 boysNMKansas: #34 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 107 boysKSArkansas: #43 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 173 boysARTennessee: #40 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 199 boysTNNorth Carolina: #44 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 214 boysNCSouth Carolina: #26 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 141 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #32 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 128 boysOKLouisiana: #25 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 111 boysLAMississippi: #41 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 182 boysMSAlabama: #33 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 161 boysALGeorgia: #34 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 175 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedHITexas: #42 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 195 boysTXFlorida: #35 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 152 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#21 · 1 in 67
  2. Louisiana#25 · 1 in 111
  3. South Carolina#26 · 1 in 141
  4. Idaho#27 · 1 in 72
  5. New Mexico#28 · 1 in 97

Best ever in a state: #9 in Wisconsin, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#21211 in 67
Louisiana#25391 in 111
South Carolina#26411 in 141
Idaho#2761 in 72
New Mexico#2871 in 97
Rhode Island#29101 in 120
Oregon#3171 in 108
Oklahoma#32271 in 128
Vermont#3261 in 86
Alabama#33391 in 161
Missouri#33411 in 130
Arizona#3451 in 91
Georgia#34511 in 175
Kansas#34221 in 107
New Hampshire#3471 in 107
Florida#35161 in 152
Indiana#35241 in 142
Maryland#36171 in 156
Virginia#37291 in 197
California#40211 in 161
Tennessee#40241 in 199
Mississippi#41311 in 182
Ohio#41451 in 174
Illinois#42541 in 168
Texas#42471 in 195
Arkansas#43201 in 173
Massachusetts#44491 in 189
New Jersey#44281 in 198
North Carolina#44331 in 214
West Virginia#44151 in 162
Maine#4881 in 174
Michigan#48191 in 187
Pennsylvania#49711 in 255
Colorado#5071 in 187
Wisconsin#58151 in 181
Minnesota#63121 in 226
Connecticut#6481 in 338
Iowa#64101 in 236
New York#64901 in 262
Kentucky#66161 in 300
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Eugene
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 70 spots since 2024 (#873 → #943)
  • 104 spots since 2020 (#839 → #943)
  • 117 spots since 2015 (#826 → #943)
  • Biggest jump: 90 spots in 2012 (#825 → #735)
  • Biggest drop: 79 spots in 2022 (#850 → #929)
Rise & fade · boys
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1927 at #20 (9,742 births)
  • Births halved by 1955, 28 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 78 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 114
  • Highest: 1 in 114 boys born in 1928 were named Eugene (0.88%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,860 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #20 in 1927, was only 1 in 116 (0.86%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 22.3% of all boys named Eugene (84,755) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,430#48 (1881)#52
1890s4,303#45 (1896)#49
1900s5,909#39 (1906)#43
1910s35,161#33 (1919)#40
1920s84,755#20 (1927)#24
1930s70,938#21 (1930)#27
1940s57,275#38 (1940)#51
1950s48,281#58 (1950)#81
1960s29,311#109 (1960)#118
1970s16,534#144 (1973)#158
1980s10,560#191 (1980)#228
1990s6,088#312 (1990)#397
2000s3,743#503 (2000)#614
2010s2,845#735 (2012)#798
2020s1,575#839 (2020)#892

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Eugene in 1911

girls
#1,300
13 births · 1 in 32,178 girls
boys
#43
1,060 births · 1 in 213 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #1,300Eugene13

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #43Eugene1,060
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 32,178 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 54.7% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eugene
  1. #1,241Wilhelmine14
  2. #1,241Willis14
  3. #1,241Zetta14
  4. #1,300Eugene13
  5. #1,300Abby13
  6. #1,300Aili13
  7. #1,300Alexandra13
  8. #1,372Agness12
  9. #1,372Alethia12
  10. #1,372Alexandria12

Tied with 71 names at #1,300; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 213 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 97.8% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eugene
  1. #40Kenneth1,148
  2. #41Herbert1,125
  3. #42Andrew1,098
  4. #43Eugene1,060
  5. #44Stanley997
  6. #45Charlie978
  7. #46Leonard953
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 900Vincenzo#1,589 → #689
  2. ↑ 900Wyman#1,589 → #689
  3. ↑ 882Rodger#1,589 → #707
  4. ↑ 796Cedric#1,589 → #793
  5. ↑ 796Hughie#1,589 → #793
Fallers
  1. ↓ 881Bertha#859 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 881Arlo#859 → #1,740
  3. ↓ 831Shelton#556 → #1,387
  4. ↓ 812Guss#928 → #1,740
  5. ↓ 812Halley#928 → #1,740

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →