How popular is the name Eugenie?

1,608 US babies were named Eugenie between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1953.

What careers are people named Eugenie over-represented in?

Among notable women who are writers, Eugenies show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Eugenie

Eugenie. 1,608 US babies since 1940, peak 1953. Notable Eugenies are 1.4× over-represented as writers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1953

1,608 US babies were named Eugenie between 1940 and 2025.

Eugenie around the world

France: 71,300 babies since 1900, peak 1902, No. 371 in 2025 (spelled Eugénie)
England & Wales: 183 babies since 1996, peak 1998, No. 4,867 in 2025
Belgium: 296 babies since 1995, peak 2007 (spelled Eugénie)

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Eugenies end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Writer	1.4×	Low · 6 people
Actor	1.2×	Low · 6 people
Professor	1.3×	Low · 4 people
Basketball player	1.2×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are writers, Eugenies show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 1953)