Eugenie
Eugénie is the French version of the female given name Eugenia.
Meaning & Origin of Eugenie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eugénie is the French version of the female given name Eugenia.
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The Story of Eugenie
Eugenie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 72 Eugenies were born — ranking #850 that year. As of 2026, Eugenie ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Eugenies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Eugenie
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- Eugénie d'Alsace (died 735), Second abbess of Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey
- Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), 9th Countess de Teba; later Empress Eugénie, Empress Consort to Napoléon III
- Eugénie du Colombier (1806–1888) French painter
- Princess Eugenie of Sweden and Norway (1830–1889), of the House of Bernadotte
- Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969), Queen consort of Spain and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria
- Princess Eugénie of Bourbon (born 2007), French-Spanish royal
- Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark (1910–1989)
- Princess Eugenie of York (born 1990), British princess, daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson
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Names that sound like Eugenie
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About the name Eugenie
Eugenie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Eugenie's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #850. Use the chart and map above to compare Eugenie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.