Eunice
Greek Eunike, built from eu, good, and nike, victory. The New Testament gives it to the mother of Timothy, which brought it into English use after the Reformation.
Eunice in 2025
Eunice was given to 77 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,240th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 43,056 babies born.
The history of Eunice
Eunice reached its highest point in 1920, when 2,278 babies were given the name, ranking 200th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 149th, in 1908.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 81,514 babies have been named Eunice. Half of them were born before 1926, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Eunice by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eunice | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,216 | 256 |
| 1890s | 3,277 | 171 |
| 1900s | 5,454 | 149 |
| 1910s | 15,710 | 159 |
| 1920s | 20,485 | 200 |
| 1930s | 11,823 | 270 |
| 1940s | 7,201 | 369 |
| 1950s | 4,585 | 610 |
| 1960s | 2,662 | 954 |
| 1970s | 1,693 | 1,328 |
| 1980s | 1,693 | 1,454 |
| 1990s | 1,999 | 1,564 |
| 2000s | 1,718 | 1,890 |
| 2010s | 1,428 | 2,468 |
| 2020s | 570 | 3,353 |
Where Eunice is heading
Eunice has fallen 47% over the past decade, from 145 babies in 2015 to 77 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Eunice is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Eunice
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eunice.