Euphemia
Euphemia, also spelled Eufemia, is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "well spoken", from a combination of the Greek word elements eu , meaning "good", and phēmí, "to speak". Several early Christian saints were called Euphemia. The name was in vogue in the Anglosphere during the 1800s and has traditionally been particularly well-used in Scotland.
- Ancient Greek
- English
Meaning & Origin of Euphemia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Euphemia, also spelled Eufemia, is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "well spoken", from a combination of the Greek word elements eu , meaning "good", and phēmí, "to speak". Several early Christian saints were called Euphemia. The name was in vogue in the Anglosphere during the 1800s and has traditionally been particularly well-used in Scotland.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
- English
The Story of Euphemia
Euphemia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 26 births, good for #1,405 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Euphemias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,421 among baby girl names with 14 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 780 Euphemias 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 Euphemia
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Notable people named Euphemia
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- Euphemia (died 303 CE), Christian martyr and saint
- Euphemia (empress) (died 520s), Byzantine Empress
- Euphemia of Albania (14th century), Despotess Consort of Albania and Epirus
- Euphemia of Hungary (died 1111), Duchess Consort of Moravia
- Euphemia of Kiev (died 1139), Queen Consort of Hungary
- Euphemia of Kuyavia ( c. 1285 –1308), Kuyavian princess, who was Queen consort of Galicia-Volhynia
- Euphemia of Münsterberg ( c. 1385 –1447), a princess from the Münsterberg (Ziębice) branch of the Piast dynasty, by marriage Countess of Öttingen and sovereign Duchess of Münsterberg during 1435–1443
- Euphemia of Racibórz (1299/1301–1359), Dominican prioress
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Names that sound like Euphemia
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About the name Euphemia
Euphemia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 780 births in the dataset. Euphemia's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #738. Use the chart and map above to compare Euphemia'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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