Given name
Eulalia
“well-spoken”
Eulalia is a variant of Eulalie. One Greek interpretation is “well-spoken.”
Original GreekΕυλαλία
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eulalia is a variant of Eulalie. One Greek interpretation is “well-spoken.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eulalia is a variant of Eulalie. An origin associated with Eulalie is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Its Late Greek formation brings together eu (“well, good”) and lalein (“to talk, chatter”).
The story
Eulalia was in use during the Middle Ages.
Eulalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,854
- 0 boys · 4,854 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #2,940 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,940 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 108 in 1921. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,762 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.
Eulalia’s family of names
In English usage, Eulalia has a short form in Eula. In Spanish usage, Eulalia shares a linguistic root with the Asturian form OLAYA. Eulalia has a related form in Eulalie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eulalia has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Eulalia comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ΕυλαλίαGreek
- Εὐλαλίαroot · Ancient Greek
- Laiaequivalent
- Laliaequivalent
- Olayacognate · Asturian
- Laliequivalent
- Baiaequivalent
- Olallacognate
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eulalia
- Eulalia of Méridaearly 4th-century Spanish saint290–304
- Eulalia of Barcelonaearly 4th-century Spanish saint290–303
- Eulalia GuzmánMexican archaeologist (1890–1985)
- Eulalia Pérez SedeñoSpanish philosopher and professorborn 1954
- Eulàlia RamonSpanish actressborn 1959
- Eulàlia LledóSpanish philologist, art critic and writerborn 1952
- Eulalia Abaitua Allende-SalazarSpanish photographer (1853-1943)
- Eulalia RamosVenezuelan heroine1796–1817
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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