Recorded 1895–1976 Boys' name Peak 1918 697 births

Euel — boys' name

697 babies named Euel in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s1641920s2341930s1321940s891950s381960s251970s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Euel was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

33 babies were named Euel in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Euel

The Social Security Administration has registered 697 babies named Euel between 1895 and 1976, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Euel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Euel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Euel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Euel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Euel 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 697 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.

Euel at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

697

Since 1895

82 years of records

Peak year

1918

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1895

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1976

Euel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1895

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1918)
33
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
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Euel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
234 births that decade — 34% of Euel's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s1641920s2341930s1321940s891950s381960s251970s5

Euel by state

Where Euel concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Euel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
27 3.9%
#2 Alabama
22 3.2%
#3 Arkansas
20 2.9%
#4 Missouri
12 1.7%
#5 Oklahoma
10 1.4%
#6 Kentucky
5 0.7%
Texas share of Euel's total US births 3.9%
Even split

27 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Euel?
697 babies have been named Euel since 1895. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1918 with 33 births.
When was Euel most popular?
Euel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Euel most popular?
The top states for the name Euel are Texas (27 births), Alabama (22 births), Arkansas (20 births).
How long has the name Euel been used?
Euel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 82 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Euel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Euell. 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, 1895–1976 (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.