Eunice
Eunice is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, English, Biblical Latin.
- Biblical
- English
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Eunice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eunice is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, English, Biblical Latin.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- English
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Eunice
The earliest SSA record of Eunice as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 67 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 2,240 newborns named Eunice — #120 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Eunice on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eunice ranks #2,036 for baby girls with 96 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 80K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Eunice
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eunice. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Eunice
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About the name Eunice
Eunice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 80K births in the dataset. Eunice's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #106. Use the chart and map above to compare Eunice'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.