as a First Name
From the Old French form of the Greek name Eugenios (from eugenēs ‘well-born, noble’). This name was borne by various early saints, notably a 5th-century bishop of Carthage, a 7th-century bishop of Toledo, and four popes. It is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Irish Eóghan and has also been used as an Anglicized form of the Irish name Aodh.
| 232nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 261,483
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 360,450
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Wisconsin
- has the most people named Eugene per capita
- 1928
- marked the height of its popularity
0.04%
99.96%
67%
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55+
26%
30-54
30-54
5%
13-29
13-29
3%
0-12
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