Girls' name · since 1880
Eudora
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,179 babies named Eudora, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,179
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eudora currently ranks #5100 among girls' names in America, with 2,179 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Eudora recorded 2,179 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5100 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,100 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,179 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eudora ranks #4,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,100 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,179 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,179
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eudora's 2,179 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Eudora compares
2,179 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eudora's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eudora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,179 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eudora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eudora splits its recorded history at 1944: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eudora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Eudora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (535 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Eudora's strongest decade.
535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Eudora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 64
1880s
64 births
- 1890s 115
1890s
115 births
- 1900s 141
1900s
141 births
- 1910s
1910s
377 births
- 1920s
1920s
535 births
- 1930s
1930s
263 births
- 1940s 139
1940s
139 births
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s 90
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 535 births (25% of all-time use).
How Eudora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eudora's total volume
Eudora by state
Where Eudora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.6% |
24 of 2,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Eudora appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eudora's data
- Eudora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (535 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Eudoras (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Eudora
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eudora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eudora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.