Eugenia
Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes 'well-born', from eu- 'well' + genes 'born'.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Eugenia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes 'well-born', from eu- 'well' + genes 'born'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Polish
- English
- Ancient Greek
- Portuguese
The Story of Eugenia
Eugenia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 40 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1919: 606 births, good for #260 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,387 among baby girl names with 46 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 30K Eugenias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Eugenia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eugenia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Eugenia
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- Eugenia of Rome (died c. 258), Roman Christian martyr
- Eugenia Smet (1825–1871), French nun, founder of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls
- Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1845–1925), French-Russian princess
- Eugenia Abu (born 1962), Nigerian journalist
- Eugenia Apostol (born 1925), Filipino publisher
- Eugènia Balcells (1943–2026), Spanish Catalan artist
- Eugenia Bonetti , Italian nun
- Princess Eugenia de Jesús de Borbón y Vargas (born 2007), French-Spanish aristocrat
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Names that sound like Eugenia
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About the name Eugenia
Eugenia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 30K births in the dataset. Eugenia's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #190. Use the chart and map above to compare Eugenia'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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