Eugenia

Meaning: Well-born, noble
Origin: Greek — Feminine form of Eugene

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 have carried the name since. 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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#297 in Mexico (2024) · #654 in Italy (2024) · #1,399 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,444 in Austria (2025) · #3,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,410 in France (2025) · #550 in Poland (2024) · #1,533 in Sweden (2024) · #2,892 in Canada (2016) · #497 in Slovakia (2013) · #492 in Ireland (1988).

Famous Eugenias

Eugenia Charles — Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995 (1919–2005)
Eugenia Cooney — American internet personality (born 1994)
Eugenia Martínez Vallejo — Servant in the court of Charles II of Spain (1674–1699)
Eugenia of Rome — Roman Christian martyr (died c. 258)
Eugenia Hirivskaya — Russian actress (1981–2022)

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 (born 1974).

Similar names: Dolly · Eulalia · Xenia · Dora · Eunice · Delia

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