Eulalie
A feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "sweetly speaking".
Name Census estimates that about 113 living Americans carry the first name Eulalie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eulalie today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eulalie births was 1926 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eulalie. 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 Eulalie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
113
~ 1 in 3,033,224 Americans
Peak year
1926
26 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,380
Tracked since 1885
Census
Eulalie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 276 people with the first name Eulalie, which placed it at #31,162 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
#31,162
National first-name rank
People counted
276
276 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eulalie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eulalie is White at 51.4%. The next largest groups are Black (33.0%) and Hispanic (9.4%). 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 Eulalie 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 Eulalie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.4% · 142
- Black or African American33.0% · 91
- Hispanic or Latino9.4% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 9
- Two or more races2.5% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Eulalie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eulalie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 179 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eulalie 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 Eulalie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eulalies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Eulalie
Eulalie is a French feminine given name derived from the Greek word "ευλαλος" (eulalos), meaning "well-spoken" or "eloquent". The name has its origins in ancient Greece and was later adopted by the Romans as the name Eulalia.
The earliest recorded use of the name Eulalie can be traced back to the 3rd century AD, when it was borne by Saint Eulalia of Mérida, a young Christian martyr who was killed during the Diocletian persecution in Roman Spain. Her story is recounted in the ancient hymn "Eulalia Martyr" by the poet Prudentius, which contributed to the popularity of the name among early Christians.
In the Middle Ages, the name Eulalie was quite common in France and other parts of Europe. One notable bearer was Eulalie de Louvain, a 13th-century Flemish noblewoman and the mother of King Henry I of Navarre.
During the Renaissance period, the name Eulalie gained favor among the French nobility. A notable example is Eulalie d'Oyngt (1516-1580), a French noblewoman and abbess of the Benedictine convent of Notre-Dame de Saintes.
In the 17th century, the name was borne by Eulalie Dufour de Chaulieu (1635-1719), a French poet and member of the literary salon of Madame de Lambert.
Another notable Eulalie was Eulalie Henriette de Beaumesnil (1670-1749), a French aristocrat and the mistress of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who was the Regent of France during the minority of Louis XV.
In the 19th century, the name Eulalie was popularized by the French writer Alphonse de Lamartine, who used it for a character in his novel "Graziella" (1852). This literary reference likely contributed to the name's continued use in France and other French-speaking regions.
People
Eulalie + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eulalie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eulalie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 113 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eulalie 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 3,033,224 US residents.
Is Eulalie a common name?
We classify Eulalie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 763 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eulalie most popular?
The single biggest year for Eulalie was 1926, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eulalie is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eulalie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 276 people with the name Eulalie, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,162 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 Eulalie 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 Eulalie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eulalie leans strongly female. 272 people counted with this name were female (98.2%), compared with 5 male bearers (1.8%). 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 Eulalie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eulalie is White at 51.4%. The next largest groups are Black (33.0%) and Hispanic (9.4%). 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 Eulalie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eulalie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.4% (142 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 Eulalie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eulalie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eulalie in the SSA data are female. 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 Eulalie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eulalie 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 Eulalie 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 common is the name Eulalie?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Eulalie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.