Girls' name · since 1880
Eula
47,159 babies named Eula in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,159
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eula is the #14942 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 47,159 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eula has been recorded 47,159 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #14942 nationally and more common than 14% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,942 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 47,159 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eula ranks #611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,942 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 47,159 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,942 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,159
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eula's 47,159 recorded births place it above 99.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Eula compares
47,159 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Eula's all-time total is 125x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eula | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47,159 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,390 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eula's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 9% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 91%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 1,390, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eula popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 1,390
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Currently ranks #14942 among girls.
47,159 total births across 146 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 1,390 births in a single year.
Eula popularity over time - boys
332 total births recorded since 1890 (Eula as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Eula accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Eula by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12,160 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Eula's strongest decade.
12,160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Eula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,396
1880s
1,396 births
- 1890s 3,270
1890s
3,270 births
- 1900s
1900s
4,871 births
- 1910s
1910s
9,852 births
- 1920s
1920s
12,160 births
- 1930s
1930s
7,523 births
- 1940s 4,381
1940s
4,381 births
- 1950s 2,194
1950s
2,194 births
- 1960s 845
1960s
845 births
- 1970s 301
1970s
301 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12,160 births (26% of all-time use).
Eula decade highlights
- Peak decade 12,160 births
- Runner-up 9,852 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Eula 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 Eula's total volume
Eula by state
Where Eula concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 3,740 | 7.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 3,298 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,207 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 3,096 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 2,753 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 2,194 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 2,141 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 2,138 | 4.5% |
3,740 of 47,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 7.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 7.0% of nationwide
- Texas 6.8% of nationwide
- Alabama 6.6% of nationwide
- Louisiana 5.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 7.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Eula appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eula's data
- Eula's decade-level peak was the 1920s (12,160 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Eulas (3,740 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
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 Eula 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.
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