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Eunice

Girl's name · #2362 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Eunice holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2362 in 2025). About 80,000 girls have carried it along the way. 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 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Eunice ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,148 in Belgium (2025) · #1,177 in Canada (2025) · #1,265 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,571 in France (2025) · #1,719 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,931 in Italy (2024) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,445 in Austria (2025) · #700 in Ireland (2020) · #262 in Puerto Rico (2015) · #508 in Scotland (1974) · #329 in New Zealand (1960).

Famous Eunices

• Eunice Newton Foote — American scientist, inventor and women's rights activist (1819–1888)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver — American philanthropist; founder of the Special Olympics; sister of John F. Kennedy (1921–2009)
• Eunice Gayson — English actress (1928–2018)
• Eunice Paiva — Brazilian lawyer and human rights activist (1929–2018)

In stories & tradition

• Eunice — Mother of Timothy
• Eunice Hubbell — A Streetcar Named Desire (book)
• Eunice Gardner Wyatt — Search for Tomorrow (TV series)

What Eunices become

Among 223 notable people named Eunice:

Medical professionals appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eunice Rivers Laurie, American nurse (1899–1986).

Similar names: Angeline · Eugenia · Unique · Delia · Ester · Collette

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