Meaning and history
Eugene is the English form of Latin Eugenius, from Greek Eugenios and eugenes, meaning "well born" from elements meaning "good" and "born." Borne by several saints and four popes, it was uncommon in medieval Western Europe but gained prominence through Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736), a French-born Austrian general; American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) was another notable bearer.
20062006: 352 births, rank #654
2007: 351 births, rank #677
2008: 341 births, rank #695
2009: 312 births, rank #742
2010: 287 births, rank #773
20112011: 263 births, rank #825
2012: 315 births, rank #735
2013: 291 births, rank #770
2014: 291 births, rank #790
2015: 274 births, rank #826
20162016: 300 births, rank #790
2017: 274 births, rank #820
2018: 254 births, rank #862
2019: 296 births, rank #785
2020: 272 births, rank #839
20212021: 279 births, rank #850
2022: 248 births, rank #929
2023: 251 births, rank #919
2024: 276 births, rank #873
20252025: 249 births, rank #943
Eugene moved from #875 to #943 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1927, with 9,742 births.