Eunice

#2,354 for girls in 2025, 77 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #5,096
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1908 · 676 births
Debut · girls
67 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
80,336
since 1880

Eunice over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Eunice has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #106, 1908girls
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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#2,35477—
2024#1,966100—
2023#2,19586—
2022#1,828111—
2021#2,07192—
2020#1,860104—
2019#1,585134—
2018#1,672125—
2017#1,625133—
2016#1,505151—
2015#1,537145—
2014#1,508147—
2013#1,502147—
2012#1,602135—
2011#1,540142—
2010#1,372169—
2009#1,650135—
2008#1,486157—
2007#1,424166—
2006#1,314178—
2005#1,508138—
2004#1,082212—
2003#1,209176—
2002#1,142182—
2001#1,147182—
2000#1,075192—
1999#1,012202—
1998#1,028193—
1997#1,061179—
1996#1,036180—
1995#893212—
1994#931202—
1993#934202—
1992#898218—
1991#965195#5,09610
1990#924206—
1989#972179—
1988#841214—
1987#913182—
1986#915176—
1985#969159—
1984#1,028138—
1983#983148—
1982#914165—
1981#998146#6,2625
1980#871176#6,2505
1979#995143—
1978#924153#5,0596
1977#936148—
1976#818170#4,4187
1975#807170#5,4645
1974#831159—
1973#761177—
1972#784174—
1971#788184#4,3756
1970#762191—
1969#717198—
1968#688198—
1967#685200—
1966#630231—
1965#624245—
1964#565303#3,2827
1963#564303—
1962#560306#4,0335
1961#541332—
1960#533326#3,0778
1959#498384#2,8219
1958#486384#3,0338
1957#452437#2,63110
1956#453406#2,16814
1955#424432#3,5056
1954#427422#2,7439
1953#397456#2,7099
1952#367505#3,0957
1951#349525#2,6629
1950#332543#2,43810
1949#329555#3,6905
1948#314601#3,3166
1947#297705#2,25112
1946#291632#1,88415
1945#275628#1,69716
1944#255715#2,08012
1943#241785#1,63619
1942#240799#1,79916
1941#226772#1,58819
1940#202868#1,47121
1939#205848#1,87914
1938#195942#1,55919
1937#1861,042#1,62718
1936#1791,062#1,41722
1935#1701,129#1,58419
1934#1611,231#1,46122
1933#1541,189#1,28127
1932#1461,376#1,25429
1931#1471,344#1,53821
1930#1481,438#1,28331
1929#1451,546#1,44325
1928#1381,721#1,29331
1927#1341,948#1,46826
1926#1341,942#1,33130
1925#1302,097#1,14438
1924#1302,147#1,20436
1923#1252,114#1,42027
1922#1192,179#1,36729
1921#1202,240#1,32931
1920#1152,238#1,11940
1919#1192,061#1,09739
1918#1112,224#1,37327
1917#1112,035#1,32227
1916#1101,964#92247
1915#1091,860#1,21729
1914#1091,478#1,30021
1913#1071,214#1,31116
1912#1091,066#1,17416
1911#109830#1,3877
1910#113742#1,3147
1909#117625#95110
1908#106676#82511
1907#111608#9998
1906#114554#79810
1905#122525#1,0916
1904#117502#1,0646
1903#119469#9107
1902#118490#9337
1901#122424—
1900#125503#69913
1899#126385#9286
1898#123437#1,0026
1897#127387#1,0575
1896#136351—
1895#137334#9786
1894#148295—
1893#135310#1,0355
1892#141294#1,0665
1891#148237—
1890#166214—
1889#163185—
1888#162180—
1887#172136—
1886#163142—
1885#157136—
1884#166112—
1883#160106—
1882#18375—
1881#17277—
1880#18267—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Eunice was already there! It came in at #182, and was given to 67 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 78 girls a year got the name.

Where Eunice is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #414 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,295 girlsMNIllinois: #576 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,070 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedWIMichigan: #575 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,399 girlsMINew York: #499 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,884 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedINOhio: #465 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,965 girlsOHPennsylvania: #456 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,432 girlsPANew Jersey: #565 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,185 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #881 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 14,220 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,479 girlsMOKentucky: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,396 girlsKYWest Virginia: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,981 girlsWVVirginia: #253 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsVAMaryland: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,210 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedDEArizona: #316 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedKSArkansas: #381 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,147 girlsARTennessee: #282 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,400 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #318 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,465 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #355 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsLAMississippi: #209 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,072 girlsMSAlabama: #228 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,410 girlsALGeorgia: #282 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Eunice, so not publishedHITexas: #684 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,655 girlsTXFlorida: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#209 · 1 in 1,072
  2. Alabama#228 · 1 in 1,410
  3. Virginia#253 · 1 in 1,797
  4. South Carolina#275 · 1 in 1,702
  5. Georgia#282 · 1 in 1,946

Best ever in a state: #36 in Florida, 1919.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#209251 in 1,072
Alabama#228261 in 1,410
Virginia#253231 in 1,797
South Carolina#275171 in 1,702
Georgia#282241 in 1,946
Tennessee#282161 in 2,400
Kentucky#285141 in 2,396
Arizona#31671 in 1,845
North Carolina#318211 in 2,465
Florida#324181 in 2,389
Louisiana#355151 in 2,625
Arkansas#38161 in 3,147
Maryland#38671 in 4,210
West Virginia#40251 in 3,981
Missouri#403101 in 4,479
Minnesota#41471 in 5,295
Pennsylvania#456181 in 6,432
Ohio#465181 in 5,965
New York#499281 in 5,884
New Jersey#56561 in 9,185
Michigan#575101 in 9,399
Illinois#576131 in 8,070
Texas#684151 in 7,655
California#881111 in 14,220
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Eunice
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 388 spots since 2024 (#1,966 → #2,354)
  • 494 spots since 2020 (#1,860 → #2,354)
  • 817 spots since 2015 (#1,537 → #2,354)
  • Biggest jump: 124 spots in 1980 (#995 → #871)
  • Biggest drop: 143 spots in 1996 (#893 → #1,036)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1908 at #106 (676 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 52 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 115 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1880–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 495
  • Highest: 1 in 495 girls born in 1908 were named Eunice (0.20%)
  • Latest: 1 in 20,874 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 25.1% of all girls named Eunice (20,172) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,216#157 (1885)#168
1890s3,244#123 (1898)#139
1900s5,376#106 (1908)#117
1910s15,474#107 (1913)#111
1920s20,172#115 (1920)#129
1930s11,601#146 (1932)#169
1940s7,060#202 (1940)#267
1950s4,494#332 (1950)#419
1960s2,642#533 (1960)#611
1970s1,669#761 (1973)#841
1980s1,683#841 (1988)#940
1990s1,989#893 (1995)#968
2000s1,718#1,075 (2000)#1,304
2010s1,428#1,372 (2010)#1,545
2020s570#1,828 (2022)#2,046

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

Eunice in 1956

girls
#453
406 births · 1 in 4,945 girls
boys
#2,168
14 births · 1 in 151,093 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #453Eunice406

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #2,168Eunice14
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 4,945 of them was named Eunice, which outranked 93.4% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eunice
  1. #450Colette410
  2. #451Melodie409
  3. #452Flora408
  4. #453Eunice406
  5. #453Jessica406
  6. #453Rae406
  7. #456Isabel405
  8. #456Katharine405
  9. #458Glenna404

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 151,093 of them was named Eunice, which outranked 51.3% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eunice
  1. #2,091Waddell15
  2. #2,091Wayde15
  3. #2,091Young15
  4. #2,168Eunice14
  5. #2,168Alfonse14
  6. #2,168Ames14
  7. #2,168Arch14
  8. #2,263Alois13
  9. #2,263Anita13
  10. #2,263Antonia13

Tied with 94 names at #2,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →