Eugene

“Well-born, noble” — Ancient Greek origin

Boy's name · #943 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Eugene has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #20 (1927) · 380,708 babies named Eugene all-time · 1 in 6,700 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,200 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,300 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eugenes

Eugene O'Neill — American playwright (1888–1953)
Eugene Paul Wigner — Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995)
Eugene IV — pope of the Catholic Church from 1431 to 1447
Eugene II — pope
Eugene III — pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153

In stories & tradition

Eugene (Mr. Krabs) — SpongeBob SquarePants · The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Eugene (Jim Raynor) — StarCraft · Heroes of the Storm
Eugene Fitzherbert — Tangled · Tangled: Before Ever After

What Eugenes become

Among 1,839 notable people named Eugene:

Military figures appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eugene of Savoy, prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire (1663-1736).

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