babyNamedEugène
“well-born”
Boy’s name, of Greek origin. A retro name making a comeback. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 504th
- births in 2023–2025
- 295
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,369
- +5.5% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1900
Meaning and origin of Eugène
Eugène means “well-born” and is of Greek origin.
Popularity of Eugène in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
- Over recent years, Eugène has been rising (+5.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Eugène every 30 schools.
Eugène in English-speaking countries
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
671st boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,454
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
907th boys’ name776 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,626−0.4% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,259th boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,441
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,832nd boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 20,659
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eugène and Eugene are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Eugene10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
Like Eugène?
Each of you swipes on your own, without swaying the other. You only see the names you both like.
Start for freeNo ads. Your partner joins with a simple link, nothing to install. How babyNamed works.