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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1927 · 9,742 births
- Debut · boys
- 328 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 380,708since 1880
Eugene over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #943 | 249 | |
| 2024 | — | #873 | 276 | |
| 2023 | — | #919 | 251 | |
| 2022 | — | #929 | 248 | |
| 2021 | — | #850 | 279 | |
| 2020 | — | #839 | 272 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #785 | 296 |
| 2018 | — | #862 | 254 | |
| 2017 | — | #820 | 274 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #790 | 300 |
| 2015 | — | #826 | 274 | |
| 2014 | — | #790 | 291 | |
| 2013 | — | #770 | 291 | |
| 2012 | — | #735 | 315 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #825 | 263 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #773 | 287 |
| 2009 | — | #742 | 312 | |
| 2008 | — | #695 | 341 | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #677 | 351 |
| 2006 | — | #654 | 352 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #639 | 340 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #582 | 383 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #576 | 383 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #547 | 405 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #525 | 422 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #503 | 454 |
| 1999 | — | #472 | 484 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #461 | 487 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #438 | 512 |
| 1996 | — | #451 | 496 | |
| 1995 | — | #430 | 529 | |
| 1994 | — | #372 | 636 | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #369 | 642 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #338 | 716 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #326 | 776 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #312 | 810 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #281 | 885 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #257 | 912 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #254 | 896 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #231 | 1,018 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #232 | 996 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #214 | 1,066 |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | #210 | 1,100 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #201 | 1,228 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #212 | 1,172 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #191 | 1,287 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #182 | 1,331 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #175 | 1,329 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #170 | 1,395 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #159 | 1,513 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | #160 | 1,518 |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | #154 | 1,601 |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | #144 | 1,717 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #145 | 1,807 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #145 | 2,059 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #146 | 2,264 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #131 | 2,351 |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 | #126 | 2,365 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #122 | 2,450 |
| 1966 | #2,752 | 20 | #116 | 2,621 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | #120 | 2,714 |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 | #114 | 3,077 |
| 1963 | #2,172 | 30 | #112 | 3,216 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #112 | 3,304 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #113 | 3,452 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #109 | 3,761 |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | #106 | 3,890 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #103 | 4,015 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #92 | 4,410 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #86 | 4,620 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 | #81 | 4,791 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #77 | 5,033 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #75 | 5,147 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 | #71 | 5,314 |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | #65 | 5,580 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #58 | 5,481 |
| 1949 | #1,807 | 28 | #58 | 5,595 |
| 1948 | #2,008 | 23 | #61 | 5,608 |
| 1947 | #1,863 | 27 | #59 | 6,178 |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | #57 | 5,670 |
| 1945 | #1,795 | 22 | #50 | 5,167 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | #48 | 5,505 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #47 | 5,902 |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | #45 | 6,092 |
| 1941 | #1,446 | 29 | #42 | 5,754 |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | #38 | 5,804 |
| 1939 | #1,149 | 40 | #37 | 5,869 |
| 1938 | #1,316 | 31 | #33 | 6,112 |
| 1937 | #1,303 | 31 | #33 | 5,999 |
| 1936 | #1,081 | 42 | #29 | 6,376 |
| 1935 | #1,219 | 34 | #26 | 6,859 |
| 1934 | #1,047 | 44 | #24 | 7,145 |
| 1933 | #1,050 | 44 | #23 | 7,352 |
| 1932 | #875 | 63 | #22 | 8,046 |
| 1931 | #899 | 59 | #21 | 8,151 |
| 1930 | #761 | 85 | #21 | 9,029 |
| 1929 | #861 | 68 | #20 | 9,046 |
| 1928 | #831 | 75 | #20 | 9,708 |
| 1927 | #786 | 85 | #20 | 9,742 |
| 1926 | #854 | 75 | #23 | 9,016 |
| 1925 | #1,008 | 55 | #24 | 8,517 |
| 1924 | #920 | 68 | #25 | 8,346 |
| 1923 | #976 | 58 | #25 | 7,947 |
| 1922 | #1,144 | 45 | #25 | 7,849 |
| 1921 | #987 | 57 | #26 | 7,717 |
| 1920 | #1,062 | 49 | #30 | 6,867 |
| 1919 | #1,057 | 47 | #33 | 5,892 |
| 1918 | #1,165 | 41 | #35 | 5,631 |
| 1917 | #1,110 | 41 | #39 | 4,873 |
| 1916 | #1,210 | 35 | #39 | 4,646 |
| 1915 | #1,439 | 25 | #41 | 4,321 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #43 | 3,211 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 | #43 | 2,525 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #41 | 2,114 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #43 | 1,060 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #39 | 888 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 | #43 | 724 |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 | #42 | 689 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #41 | 691 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #39 | 637 |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #42 | 593 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #44 | 541 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #44 | 478 |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #44 | 524 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #44 | 445 |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #45 | 587 |
| 1899 | — | #45 | 449 | |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #49 | 473 |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | #49 | 447 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #45 | 507 |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | #50 | 430 |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | #52 | 421 |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | #53 | 392 |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #53 | 414 |
| 1891 | — | #48 | 362 | |
| 1890 | — | #46 | 408 | |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | #52 | 369 |
| 1888 | — | #53 | 398 | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #53 | 327 |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #51 | 362 |
| 1885 | — | #51 | 345 | |
| 1884 | — | #59 | 321 | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #51 | 325 |
| 1882 | — | #52 | 341 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #48 | 314 |
| 1880 | — | #53 | 328 | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maryland#72 · 1 in 437
- Pennsylvania#72 · 1 in 455
- District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 346
- Hawaii#91 · 1 in 403
- Florida#93 · 1 in 495
Best ever in a state: #9 in Wisconsin, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #72 | 54 | 1 in 437 |
| Pennsylvania | #72 | 174 | 1 in 455 |
| District of Columbia | #81 | 27 | 1 in 346 |
| Hawaii | #91 | 15 | 1 in 403 |
| Florida | #93 | 102 | 1 in 495 |
| New Jersey | #96 | 75 | 1 in 612 |
| New York | #99 | 190 | 1 in 641 |
| Delaware | #102 | 7 | 1 in 526 |
| Rhode Island | #112 | 7 | 1 in 861 |
| Vermont | #112 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
| Montana | #116 | 8 | 1 in 583 |
| New Mexico | #117 | 18 | 1 in 490 |
| New Hampshire | #118 | 6 | 1 in 855 |
| Nevada | #127 | 5 | 1 in 680 |
| Michigan | #132 | 84 | 1 in 820 |
| Connecticut | #135 | 19 | 1 in 939 |
| Washington | #136 | 26 | 1 in 838 |
| Colorado | #139 | 24 | 1 in 755 |
| South Carolina | #141 | 31 | 1 in 702 |
| Illinois | #143 | 99 | 1 in 836 |
| Maine | #146 | 7 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Kentucky | #147 | 25 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Massachusetts | #148 | 27 | 1 in 1,395 |
| West Virginia | #149 | 12 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Iowa | #153 | 16 | 1 in 1,197 |
| South Dakota | #153 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Georgia | #155 | 48 | 1 in 844 |
| Ohio | #155 | 71 | 1 in 1,146 |
| North Carolina | #159 | 44 | 1 in 946 |
| Wisconsin | #159 | 23 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Missouri | #161 | 34 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Indiana | #163 | 33 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Virginia | #164 | 32 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Minnesota | #165 | 18 | 1 in 1,488 |
| Arizona | #166 | 21 | 1 in 807 |
| Alabama | #167 | 30 | 1 in 921 |
| Kansas | #169 | 13 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Oregon | #174 | 12 | 1 in 1,210 |
| California | #175 | 158 | 1 in 950 |
| Mississippi | #182 | 20 | 1 in 996 |
| Louisiana | #188 | 35 | 1 in 892 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 7 | 1 in 1,544 |
| Tennessee | #193 | 26 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Texas | #231 | 86 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Utah | #243 | 6 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Oklahoma | #296 | 8 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Arkansas | #298 | 6 | 1 in 2,493 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,430 | #48 (1881) | #52 |
| 1890s | 4,303 | #45 (1896) | #49 |
| 1900s | 5,909 | #39 (1906) | #43 |
| 1910s | 35,161 | #33 (1919) | #40 |
| 1920s | 84,755 | #20 (1927) | #24 |
| 1930s | 70,938 | #21 (1930) | #27 |
| 1940s | 57,275 | #38 (1940) | #51 |
| 1950s | 48,281 | #58 (1950) | #81 |
| 1960s | 29,311 | #109 (1960) | #118 |
| 1970s | 16,534 | #144 (1973) | #158 |
| 1980s | 10,560 | #191 (1980) | #228 |
| 1990s | 6,088 | #312 (1990) | #397 |
| 2000s | 3,743 | #503 (2000) | #614 |
| 2010s | 2,845 | #735 (2012) | #798 |
| 2020s | 1,575 | #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 1972
girls
#3,543
17 births · 1 in 89,485 girls
boys
#145
1,807 births · 1 in 897 boys
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 89,485 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 63.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Eugene
- #3,404Waleska18
- #3,404Yolandra18
- #3,404Zara18
- #3,543Eugene17
- #3,543Abena17
- #3,543Alex17
- #3,543Alicea17
- #3,714Adella16
- #3,714Adelle16
- #3,714Adrena16
Tied with 170 names at #3,543; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 897 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 97.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Eugene
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.