Girls' name · since 1880
Euphemia
Euphemia has 771 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Euphemia is the #6120 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 771 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Euphemia recorded 771 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #6120 nationally today, ahead of 65% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #8,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 771 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Euphemia ranks #8,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 771 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Euphemia's 771 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Euphemia compares
771 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Euphemia's all-time total is 105% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Euphemia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 771 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Euphemia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Euphemia's full recorded timeline at 1924, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Euphemia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Euphemia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (154 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Euphemia's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Euphemia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s
1890s
86 births
- 1900s 59
1900s
59 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s 51
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 154 births (20% of all-time use).
How Euphemia 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 Euphemia's total volume
Euphemia by state
Where Euphemia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
19 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Euphemia's data
- Euphemia's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Euphemias (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 popularity rank to Euphemia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Euphemia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
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 Euphemia 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.