Eunice — #1964 US girls' name
80,259 babies named Eunice in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to girls today.
25% of everyone ever named Eunice was born in this single decade.
2,240 babies were named Eunice in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Eunice
The Social Security Administration has registered 80,259 babies named Eunice between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eunice currently holds the #1964 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 2,240 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Eunice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20,172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Eunice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 4,550 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Eunice in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Eunice 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 80,259 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.
Eunice at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Eunice popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1921)
- 2,240
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #1964 among girls.
80,259 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 2,240 births in a single year.
Eunice popularity over time — boys
1,178 total births recorded since 1892 (Eunice as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Eunice accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Eunice by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 20,172 births that decade — 25% of Eunice's all-time total
Eunice decade highlights
- Peak decade 20,172 births
- Runner-up 15,474 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Eunice's strongest decade
20,172 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
Eunice by state
Where Eunice concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,550 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 3,712 | 4.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 3,492 | 4.4% |
| #4 | California | | 3,477 | 4.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 3,418 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 3,313 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,759 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 2,705 | 3.4% |
4,550 of 80,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.4% of nationwide
- California 4.3% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Eunice appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.