# Eugenia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/eugenia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “well born” |
| Pronunciation | /juːˈd͡ʒiːniə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Gene, Genie |
| Variant spellings | Eugenie |
| US babies named this | 29,944 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 15 / 29,929 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 118, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐγενία (Eugenía), feminine form of Εὐγένιος (Eugénios) ( =Eugene) "well born".

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30 | 4,719 |
| 2012 | 34 | 4,325 |
| 2013 | 40 | 3,806 |
| 2014 | 51 | 3,200 |
| 2015 | 36 | 4,094 |
| 2016 | 40 | 3,804 |
| 2017 | 37 | 4,019 |
| 2018 | 45 | 3,452 |
| 2019 | 58 | 2,868 |
| 2020 | 51 | 3,108 |
| 2021 | 47 | 3,359 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,973 |
| 2023 | 59 | 2,861 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,776 |
| 2025 | 61 | 2,787 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 5 | 4,396 |
| 1968 | 5 | 4,320 |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,340 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,945 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,286 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,192 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## In other languages

- Armenian: Եվգինե, Եվգենյա
- Bulgarian: Евгения
- Catalan: Eugènia
- Czech: Evženie
- Finnish: Senni
- French: Eugénie
- Georgian: ევგენია
- German: Eugenie
- Hungarian: Eugénia
- Italian: Eugenia
- Japanese: エウヘニア
- Latvian: Eiženija
- Norwegian: Eugenia
- Polish: Eugenia
- Portuguese: Eugênia, Eugénia
- Romanian: Eugenia
- Russian: Евге́ния
- Spanish: Eugenia
- Swedish: Eugenia
- Ukrainian: Євгенія

## People named Eugenia

- María Eugenia Suárez, Argentinian actress
- Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig, Argentine physician (1910-2011)
- Luisa Eugenia Navas, Chilean botanist (1920–2020)
- Eugenia Gilbert, American actress (1902-1978)
- Eugenia Cheng, English mathematician and pianist
- Eugenia Trinchinetti, Argentine field hockey player (1997-)
- María Eugenia Vidal, Argentine politician
- Eugenia Kalnay, Argentine meteorologist
- Eugenia del Pino, Ecuadorian biologist
- Eugenia Apostol, Filipino publisher notable for role in peaceful overthrow of two Philippine presidents
- Eugenia Bosco, Argentine sailor
- Eugenia Paul, American actress and dancer (1935-2010)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.