Recorded 1915–1988 Boys' name Peak 1930 226 births

Eugen — boys' name

226 babies named Eugen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s721930s461940s281950s381960s151970s51980s10
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Eugen was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

14 babies were named Eugen in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eugen

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Eugen between 1915 and 1988, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eugen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eugen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Eugen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eugen 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 226 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.

Eugen at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

226

Since 1915

74 years of records

Peak year

1930

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1915

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1988

Eugen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1915

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1930)
14
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
46810121416 19881959194719391930192519201915 7

Eugen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
72 births that decade — 32% of Eugen's all-time total
1910s121920s721930s461940s281950s381960s151970s51980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eugen?
226 babies have been named Eugen since 1915. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1930 with 14 births.
When was Eugen most popular?
Eugen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Eugen been used?
Eugen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 74 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Eugen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eugene, Eugenio, Eugune, Eugine, and 4 more. 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, 1915–1988 (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.