Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Eugene

yoo-JEEN · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Well-born or noble
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Greek · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#870
2024 births276
Peak year1927
First appeared1880
Total US births380,453
1927 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GeneGeno
In other languages
EugenEugenioYevgeny

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Notable people named Eugene

Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Levy
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