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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNHWashington: #302 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,249 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #336 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,420 boysMNIllinois: #286 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,083 boysILWisconsin: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,677 boysWIMichigan: #296 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,544 boysMINew York: #254 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,769 boysNYMassachusetts: #252 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,595 boysMARhode Island: #149 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,090 boysRIOregon: #408 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,937 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: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedIAIndiana: #409 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,440 boysINOhio: #275 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,569 boysOHPennsylvania: #218 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,824 boysPANew Jersey: #193 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,484 boysNJConnecticut: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,659 boysCTCalifornia: #369 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 3,095 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedUTColorado: #398 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,465 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #215 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,694 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,126 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedWVVirginia: #306 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,475 boysVAMaryland: #245 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,816 boysMDDelaware: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 937 boysDEArizona: #340 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,533 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedKSArkansas: #244 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,662 boysARTennessee: #313 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,720 boysTNNorth Carolina: #383 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,542 boysNCSouth Carolina: #245 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,453 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #177 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 790 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #256 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,408 boysLAMississippi: #240 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,396 boysMSAlabama: #517 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,277 boysALGeorgia: #295 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,115 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedHITexas: #402 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 3,261 boysTXFlorida: #259 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,746 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#149 · 1 in 1,090
  2. Delaware#160 · 1 in 937
  3. District of Columbia#177 · 1 in 790
  4. New Jersey#193 · 1 in 1,484
  5. Connecticut#203 · 1 in 1,659

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14961 in 1,090
Delaware#16051 in 937
District of Columbia#177101 in 790
New Jersey#193361 in 1,484
Connecticut#203131 in 1,659
Missouri#215221 in 1,694
Pennsylvania#218441 in 1,824
Mississippi#240121 in 1,396
Arkansas#24491 in 1,662
Maryland#245181 in 1,816
South Carolina#245161 in 1,453
Massachusetts#252161 in 2,595
New York#254761 in 1,769
Louisiana#256221 in 1,408
Florida#259511 in 1,746
Ohio#275311 in 2,569
Illinois#286421 in 2,083
Georgia#295231 in 2,115
Michigan#296271 in 2,544
Washington#302161 in 2,249
Virginia#306171 in 2,475
Tennessee#313131 in 2,720
Minnesota#33671 in 4,420
Arizona#340121 in 2,533
Kentucky#34461 in 4,126
California#369931 in 3,095
North Carolina#383131 in 3,542
Colorado#39871 in 3,465
Texas#402471 in 3,261
Wisconsin#40671 in 4,677
Oregon#40851 in 3,937
Indiana#40991 in 4,440
Alabama#51751 in 5,277
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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 1991

girls
#9,336
8 births · 1 in 234,376 girls
boys
#326
776 births · 1 in 2,604 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #9,336Eugene8

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #326Eugene776
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 234,376 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 39.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eugene
  1. #8,588Zola9
  2. #8,588Zoua9
  3. #8,588Zuleica9
  4. #9,336Eugene8
  5. #9,336Aaisha8
  6. #9,336Aaryn8
  7. #9,336Abbigale8
  8. #10,271Abelina7
  9. #10,271Abeni7
  10. #10,271Abiola7

Tied with 934 names at #9,336; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,604 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 96.6% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eugene
  1. #322Giovanni779
  2. #324Stanley778
  3. #325Zackary777
  4. #326Eugene776
  5. #327Angelo772
  6. #328Chance767
  7. #329Kendrick763
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →