Recorded 1967–1993 Girls' name Peak 1973 81 births

Eurika — girls' name

81 babies named Eurika in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s511980s191990s5
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Eurika was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

8 babies were named Eurika in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eurika

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Eurika between 1967 and 1993, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eurika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eurika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eurika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eurika 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 81 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.

Eurika at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

81

Since 1967

27 years of records

Peak year

1973

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1967

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1993

Eurika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1967

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1973)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 1993198119781975197319711967 6

Eurika by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
51 births that decade — 63% of Eurika's all-time total
1960s61970s511980s191990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eurika?
81 babies have been named Eurika since 1967. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1973 with 8 births.
When was Eurika most popular?
Eurika was most popular in the 1970s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Eurika been used?
Eurika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 27 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Eurika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eura, Eureka, Euretha, Eurydice, and 4 more. 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, 1967–1993 (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.