Girls' name · since 1913
Eureka
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 860 babies named Eureka, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eureka currently ranks #15039 among girls' names in America, with 860 babies recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Eureka recorded 860 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #15039 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #8,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,039 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 860 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eureka ranks #8,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 860 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eureka's 860 recorded births place it above 88.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Eureka compares
860 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Eureka's all-time total is 129% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eureka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 860 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eureka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eureka's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eureka popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Eureka popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1978 (Eureka as boys' name)
Eureka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (375 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Eureka's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Eureka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 103
1960s
103 births
- 1970s
1970s
375 births
- 1980s
1980s
208 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 375 births (44% of all-time use).
How Eureka 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 Eureka's total volume
Eureka by state
Where Eureka concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 34 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 33 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Eureka's data
- Eureka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Eurekas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Eureka
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eureka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Eureka 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.