Eugene

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Eugene is a common masculine given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής, "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ, "well" and γένος, "race, stock, kin". Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie. Other male foreign-language variants include:

From Wikipedia

Eugene first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 47 babies (rank #586 that year). In 2024 it was given to 40 boys (rank #686). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Eugene

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Eugene yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,037

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Wednesday: Eugene Otinger — beekeeper

Famous people named Eugene

Eugène Delacroixpastellist · b. 1798
Eugène Ionescodiarist · b. 1909
Eugene Paul Wignertheoretical physicist · b. 1902
Eugene IVphilosopher · b. 1383
Eugene IICatholic priest · b. 780

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	41	#462
1992	37	#509
1993	26	#635
1994	35	#496
1995	34	#552
1996	33	#557
1997	31	#580
1998	33	#565
1999	34	#549
2000	28	#636
2001	42	#490
2002	28	#667
2003	28	#672
2004	25	#768
2005	18	#992
2006	12	#1,374
2007	29	#764
2008	19	#1,062
2009	31	#766
2010	21	#1,020
2011	29	#797
2012	35	#698
2013	32	#759
2014	47	#586
2015	33	#750
2016	30	#824
2017	33	#764
2018	29	#834
2019	31	#781
2020	31	#801
2021	25	#975
2022	29	#872
2023	28	#880
2024	40	#686