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
0%100%Median name50%13.6%
Eula vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Eula's 47,159 recorded births place it above 99.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

35 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
1,390
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,500 188018981916193419521970198820132025 5

Eula popularity over time - boys

332 total births recorded since 1890 (Eula as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 332 births
05101520 18901908191619211926193219371958 7

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12,160 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -143, 2.5%-119, 5.5%-126, 2.7%-146, 3.2%-146, 1.8%-146, 4.7%-62, 6.5%-115, 4.1%-58, 7.3%-126, 5.5%-146, 2.6%-146, 2.3%-63, 5.3%-113, 3.6%-146, 3.9%Eula-146, 2.9%Eula
Eula vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Eula by state

Where Eula concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eula
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%
Georgia share of Eula's total US births 7.9%
Even split

3,740 of 47,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Eula appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eula?
Since 1880, Social Security records show 47,159 babies named Eula. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #611 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #14,942 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 1,390 births.
Where does Eula sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eula most popular?
Eula was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12,160 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Eula most popular?
The top states for the name Eula are Georgia (3,740 births), North Carolina (3,298 births), Texas (3,207 births).
How long has the name Eula been used?
Eula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Eula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eulalia, Eulah, Eulalie, Eulene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Eula

Nearby Names Like Eula

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eula

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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.

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.