US rank #8411 Girls' name Peak 1915 752 births

Euphemia — #8411 US girls' name

752 babies named Euphemia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s561890s861900s591910s1541920s1441930s511940s61950s161960s111970s301980s52010s642020s70
#8411
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Euphemia was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

26 babies were named Euphemia in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Euphemia

The Social Security Administration has registered 752 babies named Euphemia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Euphemia currently holds the #8411 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Euphemia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Euphemia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Euphemia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Euphemia 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 752 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.

Euphemia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

752

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1915

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#8,411

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Euphemia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1915)
26
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
051015202530 202420141969193119211911189818881880 6

Euphemia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
154 births that decade — 20% of Euphemia's all-time total
1880s561890s861900s591910s1541920s1441930s511940s61950s161960s111970s301980s52010s642020s70

Euphemia by state

Where Euphemia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Euphemia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
19 2.5%
#2 New York
6 0.8%
#3 Texas
5 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Euphemia's total US births 2.5%
Even split

19 of 752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Euphemia?
752 babies have been named Euphemia since 1880. It currently ranks #8411 among girls. The peak year was 1915 with 26 births.
When was Euphemia most popular?
Euphemia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Euphemia most popular?
The top states for the name Euphemia are Pennsylvania (19 births), New York (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Euphemia been used?
Euphemia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Euphemia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eupha, Euphoria, Euple, Euphemie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.