Recorded 1912–1959 Boys' name Peak 1927 393 births

Eual — boys' name

393 babies named Eual in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s781920s1681930s941940s381950s15
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Eual was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

26 babies were named Eual in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eual

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Eual between 1912 and 1959, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eual currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eual performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eual shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Eual in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eual in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 393 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eual at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

393

Since 1912

48 years of records

Peak year

1927

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1912

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1959

Eual popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1912

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1927)
26
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 19591946193819321927192219171912 7

Eual by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
168 births that decade — 43% of Eual's all-time total
1910s781920s1681930s941940s381950s15

Eual by state

Where Eual concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Eual
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
12 3.1%
#2 Arkansas
10 2.5%
#3 Alabama
7 1.8%
#4 Texas
7 1.8%
#5 Oklahoma
6 1.5%
Missouri share of Eual's total US births 3.1%
Even split

12 of 393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eual?
393 babies have been named Eual since 1912. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1927 with 26 births.
When was Eual most popular?
Eual was most popular in the 1920s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Eual most popular?
The top states for the name Eual are Missouri (12 births), Arkansas (10 births), Alabama (7 births).
How long has the name Eual been used?
Eual has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 48 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Eual?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Euan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.