Boys' name · since 1915
Eugen
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.
- #12,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
226 boys have been named Eugen since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Eugen recorded 226 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 1988.
- #12,232 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 226 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eugen ranks #12,232 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eugen's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eugen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eugen splits its recorded history at 1938: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eugen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1988
- Peak year (1930)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Eugen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (72 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Eugen's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Eugen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
72 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 72 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Eugen's data
- Eugen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eugen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1915–1988 (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 Eugen 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.