Eugenio
Meaning "well-born" or "noble", a masculine given name of Greek origin.
Name Census estimates that about 3,773 living Americans carry the first name Eugenio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eugenio today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eugenio births was 1982 (82 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eugenio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eugenio with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.8K
~ 1 in 90,844 Americans
Peak year
1982
82 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,750
Tracked since 1884
Census
Eugenio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 10,198 people with the first name Eugenio, which placed it at #2,435 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,435
National first-name rank
People counted
10K
10,198 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
86.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eugenio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eugenio is Hispanic at 86.5%. The next largest groups are White (6.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eugenio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eugenio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino86.5% · 8,821
- White6.3% · 647
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.6% · 574
- Black or African American1.1% · 109
- Two or more races0.3% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 19
Popularity
Eugenio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eugenio from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 602 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Eugenio remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eugenio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eugenio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eugenios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Eugenio, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 329 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eugenio
The name Eugenio is derived from the Greek name Eugenēs, which means "well-born" or "noble." It is a combination of the Greek words "eu," meaning "good," and "genos," meaning "born" or "race." The name's origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, where it was used as a personal name and as a descriptive term for individuals of noble or distinguished lineage.
In ancient Greek literature, the name Eugenio appears in various works, including Plutarch's "Parallel Lives," where he mentions a philosopher named Eugenios. Additionally, the name is found in early Christian texts, as it was adopted by some early Christian families during the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Eugenio was Eugenio of Hermopolis, a 4th-century Egyptian bishop and saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Another notable figure was Eugenio Vulgario, a 12th-century Italian grammarian and logician who made significant contributions to the study of logic and language.
In the Middle Ages, the name Eugenio gained popularity among Catholic families, particularly in Italy and Spain. One famous bearer of the name was Eugenio IV (1383-1447), who was Pope from 1431 to 1447 and is known for his efforts to unify the Eastern and Western churches.
During the Renaissance period, the name Eugenio was favored by humanists and scholars who embraced the revival of classical Greek and Roman culture. Eugenio Garin (1909-2004) was an Italian philosopher and historian who made significant contributions to the study of Renaissance humanism.
In more recent history, Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, and translator who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975 for his distinctive poetry that captured the human condition with candid lucidity.
Other notable individuals with the name Eugenio include Eugenio Pacelli (1876-1958), who became Pope Pius XII in 1939, and Eugenio Coseriu (1921-2002), a Romanian-born linguist and philosopher of language who made significant contributions to the field of linguistics.
People
Eugenio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eugenio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eugenio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eugenio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,773 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eugenio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 90,844 US residents.
Is Eugenio a common name?
We classify Eugenio as "Rare". It ranks above 95.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,948 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eugenio most popular?
The single biggest year for Eugenio was 1982, when 82 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eugenio is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eugenio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 10,198 people with the name Eugenio, or 3.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,435 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eugenio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eugenio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eugenio appears almost entirely male. Of the 10,199 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eugenio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eugenio is Hispanic at 86.5%. The next largest groups are White (6.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eugenio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eugenio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.5% (8,821 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eugenio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eugenio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eugenio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eugenio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eugenio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eugenio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Eugenio?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.