Given name
Eugenia
“a wellborn woman”·“a wellborn man”
Eugenia is a feminine form of Eugene. One Greek interpretation is “a wellborn man.”
Original GreekΕυγενία
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Eugenia carries the interpretation “a wellborn woman.” Eugenia is a feminine form of Eugene. One Greek interpretation is “a wellborn man.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Eugenia is used as a feminine counterpart of Eugene.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eugenia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29,944
- 15 boys · 29,929 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 606 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,787 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,787 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (29). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 22,296 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eugenia’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Eugenia has a diminutive in Jenny. Eugenia is a feminine form of Eugene. In English usage, Eugenia has a related form in Eugenie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eugenia has relatives in 23 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Eugenia comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 31
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ΕυγενίαGreek
- Εὐγενίαroot · Ancient Greek
- Eugenemasculine form · English
- Ginarelated form
- Էօժէնիequivalent
- Eugenijaequivalent
- ЕвгенияRussian, Bulgarian
- Eugéniesee also · French
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- Eiženijacognate · Latvian
- EvženieCzech
- Iuginiarelated form
- Zenechkarelated form
- Evgenijaequivalent
- Evgeníaequivalent
- Евгенијаequivalent
- Yevheniiaequivalent
- Evgeniyaequivalent
- Eugeniuszhas masculine form
- ЯўгеніяBelarusian
- ԵվգենյաArmenian
- EugéniaPortuguese, Hungarian
- SenniFinnish
- UxíaGalician
- ЄвгеніяUkrainian
- Eugeniosmasculine form
- EŭgenaEsperanto
- إوجينياArabic
- EuxeniaGalician
- Eukenealso known as · Basque
- EugèniaCatalan
- Εὐγένιοςmasculine form · Polish
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eugenia
- Désirée ClaryQueen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of Charles XIV John1777–1860
- Eugenia CharlesPrime Minister of Dominica1919–2005
- Eugenia of RomeRoman Christian martyr (died c 258)
- Eugenie SchwarzwaldAustrian educator and writer (1872-1940)
- Eugenia BujakPolish-Slovenian cyclistborn 1989
- Eugenia RoccellaItalian journalist and politicianborn 1953
- Eugenia Sacerdote de LustigArgentine physician (1910-2011)
- Eugenia Goleagymnastborn 1971
- Eugenia ManiokovaRussian female tennis player, winner of 1993 French Open (mixed doubles)born 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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