# Eunice (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/eunice/  
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 | “good”, “victory” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːnɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Nicey |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 81,514 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,178 / 80,336 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 426, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

## What it means

Eunice is grouped under victory.

## 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 | 142 | 1,547 |
| 2012 | 135 | 1,604 |
| 2013 | 147 | 1,503 |
| 2014 | 147 | 1,509 |
| 2015 | 145 | 1,538 |
| 2016 | 151 | 1,507 |
| 2017 | 133 | 1,628 |
| 2018 | 125 | 1,672 |
| 2019 | 134 | 1,589 |
| 2020 | 104 | 1,861 |
| 2021 | 92 | 2,074 |
| 2022 | 111 | 1,830 |
| 2023 | 86 | 2,202 |
| 2024 | 100 | 1,971 |
| 2025 | 77 | 2,362 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 6 | 3,635 |
| 1956 | 14 | 2,199 |
| 1957 | 10 | 2,708 |
| 1958 | 8 | 3,121 |
| 1959 | 9 | 2,898 |
| 1960 | 8 | 3,168 |
| 1962 | 5 | 4,246 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,382 |
| 1971 | 6 | 4,576 |
| 1975 | 5 | 5,736 |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,570 |
| 1978 | 6 | 5,290 |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,569 |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,587 |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,224 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 1,489 |
| 2012 | 19 | 1,583 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,587 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1,702 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1,416 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,911 |
| 2018 | 13 | 2,090 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1,703 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,773 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,192 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1,719 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 尤妮斯
- Greek: Ευνίκη
- Hindi: यूनिस
- Hungarian: Euniké
- Irish: Eoinícé
- Portuguese: Eunice
- Russian: Евника
- Spanish: Éunice

## People named Eunice

- 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–
- Eunice Gayson, English actress (1928–2018)
- Eunice Sanborn, American supercentenarian (1896–2011)
- Eunice de Souza, Contemporary Indian English language poet
- Eunice Chumba, Bahraini female long-distance runner
- Eunice Odio, Costa Rican writer (1919–1974)
- Eunice Beckmann, German footballer
- Eunice Carter, American lawyer
- Nina Simone, American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)

## 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.