Eugenia
Meaning
well-born, noble
Goes by Gena, Genie
Eugenia around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 4 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Eugenios "well-born"; Eugene itself anchors the family though the pool holds only its short form and Romance branches
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Eugenia peaked in the 1890s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
13,157 people · the #1,405 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 15,385 · median age 58
Among people named Eugenia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 44 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Eugenia
People given the name Eugenia in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Eugenia deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Eugenia truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Eugenia fits with your family’s names and surname.
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