Eugene Name Popularity

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How popular is Eugene?

The less frequently given name Eugene was the 862nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity ranking of #20 was reached for the first time in 1927 and as recently as 1929.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1927 with 9,745 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Eugene was 252 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Eugene occurred roughly during the years 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1909-1921, 1923-1927, and 1944-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1977, and 1992-1995.

Where is the name Eugene popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Eugene has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Eugene for their newborn has dropped.

The name Eugene is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Eugene has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Eugene (Girl)		Eugene (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	252	862
2017		< 5	--	274	818
2016		5	17,023	299	789
2015		< 5	--	272	826
2014		< 5	--	291	790
2013		< 5	--	290	772
2012		< 5	--	314	738
2011		5	17,610	262	827
2010		10	10,655	287	775
2009		< 5	--	312	743
2008		< 5	--	341	695
2007		7	14,381	351	677
2006		< 5	--	352	653
2005		6	15,086	340	640
2004		9	10,970	382	583
2003		10	9,898	383	576
2002		6	14,147	405	548
2001		8	11,343	421	526
2000		8	11,054	453	504
1999		< 5	--	483	472
1998		7	11,517	487	462
1997		5	14,450	512	438
1996		< 5	--	496	451
1995		< 5	--	529	429
1994		< 5	--	636	372
1993		7	10,940	642	369
1992		12	7,179	715	338
1991		8	9,604	776	325
1990		5	13,651	810	312
1989		10	7,614	885	282
1988		10	7,295	912	257
1987		13	5,691	896	254
1986		10	6,754	1,020	231
1985		10	6,599	995	233
1984		14	5,022	1,064	215
1983		17	4,328	1,101	211
1982		13	5,302	1,228	201
1981		14	5,045	1,173	211
1980		13	5,318	1,287	190
1979		16	4,473	1,333	182
1978		10	6,077	1,327	175
1977		17	4,110	1,395	170
1976		14	4,420	1,514	159
1975		20	3,425	1,519	160
1974		25	2,858	1,603	154
1973		22	3,048	1,722	144
1972		17	3,599	1,808	145
1971		14	4,172	2,063	145
1970		14	4,106	2,264	146
1969		12	4,256	2,350	131
1968		25	2,499	2,366	126
1967		17	3,118	2,452	122
1966		20	2,780	2,619	116
1965		20	2,766	2,716	120
1964		19	2,940	3,077	114
1963		30	2,180	3,218	111
1962		18	2,960	3,305	112
1961		11	4,087	3,449	113
1960		17	3,021	3,757	109
1959		20	2,618	3,888	106
1958		20	2,603	4,018	102
1957		13	3,363	4,403	92
1956		18	2,750	4,614	86
1955		25	2,176	4,793	81
1954		20	2,469	5,030	77
1953		20	2,381	5,148	75
1952		26	1,990	5,313	71
1951		19	2,338	5,579	65
1950		17	2,469	5,482	58
1949		28	1,818	5,598	58
1948		23	2,027	5,606	61
1947		27	1,871	6,178	59
1946		24	1,877	5,671	56
1945		22	1,809	5,161	50
1944		25	1,675	5,505	48
1943		19	2,019	5,901	47
1942		32	1,458	6,090	45
1941		29	1,457	5,754	42
1940		31	1,359	5,798	38
1939		40	1,151	5,875	37
1938		31	1,324	6,112	33
1937		31	1,313	5,998	33
1936		42	1,089	6,374	29
1935		34	1,229	6,852	27
1934		44	1,054	7,142	24
1933		44	1,055	7,351	23
1932		63	882	8,050	22
1931		59	902	8,146	21
1930		85	762	9,031	21
1929		68	862	9,046	20
1928		75	833	9,706	20
1927		85	787	9,745	20
1926		75	855	9,014	23
1925		55	1,012	8,516	24
1924		68	922	8,348	25
1923		58	978	7,947	25
1922		45	1,147	7,849	25
1921		57	993	7,717	26
1920		49	1,063	6,866	30
1919		47	1,065	5,892	33
1918		41	1,169	5,632	35
1917		41	1,117	4,873	39
1916		35	1,214	4,646	39
1915		25	1,454	4,321	41
1914		28	1,159	3,211	43
1913		21	1,242	2,525	43
1912		11	1,755	2,114	41
1911		13	1,326	1,058	43
1910		12	1,363	888	39
1909		14	1,119	724	43
1908		16	1,021	689	43
1907		11	1,235	691	41
1906		5	2,048	637	39
1905		8	1,464	593	42
1904		8	1,393	541	44
1903		9	1,242	478	44
1902		5	1,882	524	44
1901		8	1,258	445	44
1900		9	1,353	587	45
1899		< 5	--	449	45
1898		10	1,127	473	49
1897		12	942	447	49
1896		9	1,157	507	45
1895		10	1,077	430	50
1894		9	1,090	421	52
1893		5	1,500	392	53
1892		7	1,206	414	53
1891		< 5	--	362	48
1890		< 5	--	408	46
1889		10	863	369	52
1888		< 5	--	398	53
1887		5	1,198	327	53
1886		5	1,165	362	51
1885		< 5	--	345	51
1884		< 5	--	321	59
1883		6	852	325	51
1882		< 5	--	341	53
1881		5	864	314	49
1880		< 5	--	328	53

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.