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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedAKMaine: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 651 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNHWashington: #149 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,050 boysWAIdaho: #169 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,030 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eugene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,802 boysMNIllinois: #151 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 912 boysILWisconsin: #163 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,397 boysWIMichigan: #126 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 837 boysMINew York: #117 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 738 boysNYMassachusetts: #131 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,068 boysMARhode Island: #94 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 612 boysRIOregon: #326 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,239 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: #194 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,780 boysIAIndiana: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,008 boysINOhio: #140 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,085 boysOHPennsylvania: #87 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 555 boysPANew Jersey: #107 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 686 boysNJConnecticut: #165 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,220 boysCTCalifornia: #166 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 923 boysCAUtah: #295 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,732 boysUTColorado: #113 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 606 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,795 boysNEMissouri: #153 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,100 boysMOKentucky: #176 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,331 boysKYWest Virginia: #193 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,652 boysWVVirginia: #158 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,017 boysVAMaryland: #129 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 777 boysMDDelaware: #100 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 545 boysDEArizona: #157 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 811 boysAZNew Mexico: #99 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 427 boysNMKansas: #260 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,167 boysKSArkansas: #220 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,484 boysARTennessee: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,654 boysTNNorth Carolina: #180 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,169 boysNCSouth Carolina: #234 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,532 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #82 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 383 boysDCOklahoma: #232 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,737 boysOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 981 boysLAMississippi: #134 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 645 boysMSAlabama: #221 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,396 boysALGeorgia: #194 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,149 boysGAHawaii: #92 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 413 boysHITexas: #229 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,345 boysTXFlorida: #120 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 629 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#82 · 1 in 383
  2. Pennsylvania#87 · 1 in 555
  3. Hawaii#92 · 1 in 413
  4. Rhode Island#94 · 1 in 612
  5. New Mexico#99 · 1 in 427

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#82201 in 383
Pennsylvania#871291 in 555
Hawaii#92151 in 413
Rhode Island#9481 in 612
New Mexico#99221 in 427
Delaware#10061 in 545
New Jersey#107591 in 686
Colorado#113311 in 606
Maine#113101 in 651
New York#1171521 in 738
Florida#120751 in 629
Michigan#126731 in 837
Maryland#129261 in 777
Massachusetts#131301 in 1,068
Mississippi#134281 in 645
Ohio#140691 in 1,085
Washington#149231 in 1,050
Illinois#151861 in 912
Missouri#153301 in 1,100
Arizona#157221 in 811
Virginia#158301 in 1,017
Wisconsin#163221 in 1,397
Connecticut#165131 in 1,220
California#1661721 in 923
Idaho#16971 in 1,030
Minnesota#175151 in 1,802
Kentucky#176201 in 1,331
North Carolina#180311 in 1,169
West Virginia#19381 in 1,652
Georgia#194311 in 1,149
Iowa#194111 in 1,780
Louisiana#194311 in 981
Nebraska#20861 in 1,795
Indiana#213191 in 2,008
Tennessee#218181 in 1,654
Arkansas#220101 in 1,484
Alabama#221181 in 1,396
Texas#229801 in 1,345
Oklahoma#232111 in 1,737
South Carolina#234131 in 1,532
Kansas#26071 in 2,167
Utah#29561 in 2,732
Oregon#32651 in 3,239
Alaska
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
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 1976

girls
#4,363
14 births · 1 in 104,650 girls
boys
#159
1,513 births · 1 in 1,037 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #4,363Eugene14

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #159Eugene1,513
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 104,650 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 60.0% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eugene
  1. #4,154Yahaira15
  2. #4,154Yashika15
  3. #4,154Yezenia15
  4. #4,363Eugene14
  5. #4,363Adelaide14
  6. #4,363Aliesha14
  7. #4,363Alnisa14
  8. #4,614Aarin13
  9. #4,614Abena13
  10. #4,614Adora13

Tied with 250 names at #4,363; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,037 of them was named Eugene, which outranked 97.6% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eugene
  1. #156Roberto1,588
  2. #157Francisco1,575
  3. #158Kelly1,540
  4. #159Eugene1,513
  5. #160Ernest1,482
  6. #161Dale1,480
  7. #162Harold1,440
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976