Eugene
Boy · YOO-jeen · Greek
Eugene is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “well-born, noble”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 943rd for boys in the US (249 babies).
What does Eugene mean?
Greek: from Greek Eugenios
“well-born, noble”
From the Greek eugenes, well-born; borne by several popes and by the general Prince Eugene of Savoy.
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Is Eugene a girl's or a boy's name?
Eugene is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 249 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eugene in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Eugene, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 35 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Eugene since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Eugene in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Eugene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 31 | #796 |
| 2003 | 35 | #686 |
| 2002 | 31 | #692 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 29 | #667 |
| 1998 | 31 | #637 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Eugene in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #943among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 249about 1 in 6,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 249 boys in the US were named Eugene, making it the 943rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 839th. Its busiest year was 1927, with 9,742 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eugene in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eugene in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 249 | #943 |
| 2024 | 276 | #873 |
| 2023 | 251 | #919 |
| 2022 | 248 | #929 |
| 2021 | 279 | #850 |
| 2020 | 272 | #839 |
| 2019 | 296 | #785 |
| 2018 | 254 | #862 |
| 2017 | 274 | #820 |
| 2016 | 300 | #790 |
| 2015 | 274 | #826 |
| 2014 | 291 | #790 |
| 2013 | 291 | #770 |
| 2012 | 315 | #735 |
| 2011 | 263 | #825 |
| 2010 | 287 | #773 |
| 2009 | 312 | #742 |
| 2008 | 341 | #695 |
| 2007 | 351 | #677 |
| 2006 | 352 | #654 |
| 2005 | 340 | #639 |
| 2004 | 383 | #582 |
| 2003 | 383 | #576 |
| 2002 | 405 | #547 |
| 2001 | 422 | #525 |
| 2000 | 454 | #503 |
| 1999 | 484 | #472 |
| 1998 | 487 | #461 |
| 1997 | 512 | #438 |
| 1996 | 496 | #451 |
| 1995 | 529 | #430 |
| 1994 | 636 | #372 |
| 1993 | 642 | #369 |
| 1992 | 716 | #338 |
| 1991 | 776 | #326 |
| 1990 | 810 | #312 |
| 1989 | 885 | #281 |
| 1988 | 912 | #257 |
| 1987 | 896 | #254 |
| 1986 | 1,018 | #231 |
| 1985 | 996 | #232 |
| 1984 | 1,066 | #214 |
| 1983 | 1,100 | #210 |
| 1982 | 1,228 | #201 |
| 1981 | 1,172 | #212 |
| 1980 | 1,287 | #191 |
| 1979 | 1,331 | #182 |
| 1978 | 1,329 | #175 |
| 1977 | 1,395 | #170 |
| 1976 | 1,513 | #159 |
| 1975 | 1,518 | #160 |
| 1974 | 1,601 | #154 |
| 1973 | 1,717 | #144 |
| 1972 | 1,807 | #145 |
| 1971 | 2,059 | #145 |
| 1970 | 2,264 | #146 |
| 1969 | 2,351 | #131 |
| 1968 | 2,365 | #126 |
| 1967 | 2,450 | #122 |
| 1966 | 2,621 | #116 |
| 1965 | 2,714 | #120 |
| 1964 | 3,077 | #114 |
| 1963 | 3,216 | #112 |
| 1962 | 3,304 | #112 |
| 1961 | 3,452 | #113 |
| 1960 | 3,761 | #109 |
| 1959 | 3,890 | #106 |
| 1958 | 4,015 | #103 |
| 1957 | 4,410 | #92 |
| 1956 | 4,620 | #86 |
| 1955 | 4,791 | #81 |
| 1954 | 5,033 | #77 |
| 1953 | 5,147 | #75 |
| 1952 | 5,314 | #71 |
| 1951 | 5,580 | #65 |
| 1950 | 5,481 | #58 |
| 1949 | 5,595 | #58 |
| 1948 | 5,608 | #61 |
| 1947 | 6,178 | #59 |
| 1946 | 5,670 | #57 |
| 1945 | 5,167 | #50 |
| 1944 | 5,505 | #48 |
| 1943 | 5,902 | #47 |
| 1942 | 6,092 | #45 |
| 1941 | 5,754 | #42 |
| 1940 | 5,804 | #38 |
| 1939 | 5,869 | #37 |
| 1938 | 6,112 | #33 |
| 1937 | 5,999 | #33 |
| 1936 | 6,376 | #29 |
| 1935 | 6,859 | #26 |
| 1934 | 7,145 | #24 |
| 1933 | 7,352 | #23 |
| 1932 | 8,046 | #22 |
| 1931 | 8,151 | #21 |
| 1930 | 9,029 | #21 |
| 1929 | 9,046 | #20 |
| 1928 | 9,708 | #20 |
| 1927 | 9,742 | #20 |
| 1926 | 9,016 | #23 |
| 1925 | 8,517 | #24 |
| 1924 | 8,346 | #25 |
| 1923 | 7,947 | #25 |
| 1922 | 7,849 | #25 |
| 1921 | 7,717 | #26 |
| 1920 | 6,867 | #30 |
| 1919 | 5,892 | #33 |
| 1918 | 5,631 | #35 |
| 1917 | 4,873 | #39 |
| 1916 | 4,646 | #39 |
| 1915 | 4,321 | #41 |
| 1914 | 3,211 | #43 |
| 1913 | 2,525 | #43 |
| 1912 | 2,114 | #41 |
| 1911 | 1,060 | #43 |
| 1910 | 888 | #39 |
| 1909 | 724 | #43 |
| 1908 | 689 | #42 |
| 1907 | 691 | #41 |
| 1906 | 637 | #39 |
| 1905 | 593 | #42 |
| 1904 | 541 | #44 |
| 1903 | 478 | #44 |
| 1902 | 524 | #44 |
| 1901 | 445 | #44 |
| 1900 | 587 | #45 |
| 1899 | 449 | #45 |
| 1898 | 473 | #49 |
| 1897 | 447 | #49 |
| 1896 | 507 | #45 |
| 1895 | 430 | #50 |
| 1894 | 421 | #52 |
| 1893 | 392 | #53 |
| 1892 | 414 | #53 |
| 1891 | 362 | #48 |
| 1890 | 408 | #46 |
| 1889 | 369 | #52 |
| 1888 | 398 | #53 |
| 1887 | 327 | #53 |
| 1886 | 362 | #51 |
| 1885 | 345 | #51 |
| 1884 | 321 | #59 |
| 1883 | 325 | #51 |
| 1882 | 341 | #52 |
| 1881 | 314 | #48 |
| 1880 | 328 | #53 |
Nicknames for Eugene
- Gene 59 boys in the UK in 2025
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