Eugenia

Meaning: Well-born, noble
Origin: Variant of Eugene (from Ancient Greek)

Nicknames: Gene, Genie

Girl's name · #2787 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Eugenia — on the books since 1880, #2787 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 30,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#463 in Mexico (2024) · #1,399 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Eugenias

Eugenia Charles — Prime Minister of Dominica
Eugenia of Rome — Roman public figure
Eugenia Bujak — Polish-Slovenian cyclist
Eugenia Hirivskaya — Russian actress (1981–2022)
Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig — Argentine physician (1910–2011)

In stories & tradition

Eugenia Jenkins^ia — Wizarding World Digital
Eugenia Insigna — Nemesis (book)
Eugenia Phelan — The Help (book)

What Eugenias become

Among 543 notable people named Eugenia:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eugenia Malinnikova, Russian mathematician.

Spellings & nicknames

About 75 boys a year are given Gene as their full name.

Similar names: Delia · Eulalia · Xenia · Petra · Ofelia · Eunice

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