Eugen
Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to:Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists Prince Eugen of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1929) Prince Eugen of Bavaria (1925–1997) Eugen Aburel (1899–1975), Romanian surgeon and obstetrician Eugen…
- German
- Romanian
- Slovak
- Croatian
Meaning & Origin of Eugen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to:Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists Prince Eugen of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1929) Prince Eugen of Bavaria (1925–1997) Eugen Aburel (1899–1975), Romanian surgeon and obstetrician Eugen…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Romanian
- Slovak
- Croatian
The Story of Eugen
The earliest SSA record of Eugen as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 7 babies received it. 1930 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Eugen — #2,079 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Eugens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1988 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 226 Eugens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eugen
Eugen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 226 births in the dataset. Eugen's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #2,079. Use the chart and map above to compare Eugen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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