Meaning of the nameEugênia

Eugênia is a female name of Greek origin, the feminine form of Eugênio, which comes from eugenes, 'well-born'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Eugênio, from Greek eugenes, 'well-born'”

Source: Behind the Name: Eugenia · Behind the Name: Eugene

People (2022): 13,157
Rank in Brazil: #1,405
Median age: 58 years
2010 Census: 17,116; people

Eugênia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eugênia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,601 people).

13,087 women 70 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Eugênia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Eugênia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Ceará 0.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
Piauí 0.010%
Bahia 0.009%
Paraná 0.009%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,559	0.006%
Minas Gerais	1,275	0.006%
Bahia	1,270	0.009%
Paraná	992	0.009%
Ceará	983	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	910	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	653	0.006%
Pernambuco	580	0.006%
Santa Catarina	446	0.006%
Maranhão	366	0.005%
Pará	346	0.004%
Piauí	341	0.010%
Goiás	322	0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul	303	0.011%
Paraíba	253	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	238	0.007%
Amazonas	219	0.006%
Espírito Santo	211	0.006%
Distrito Federal	198	0.007%
Mato Grosso	186	0.005%
Sergipe	119	0.005%
Alagoas	115	0.004%
Tocantins	100	0.007%
Rondônia	61	0.004%
Acre	50	0.006%
Roraima	44	0.007%
Amapá	17	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Eugênia

Eugênia is the feminine form of Eugênio, as Wiktionary records. Behind the Name gives Eugenia as the feminine of Latin Eugenius, which comes from Greek Eugenios, from eugenes, 'well-born', formed from eu, 'good', and genes, 'born'. Eugénia is the European Portuguese spelling, and Eugenia, without an accent, is a spelling from before standardization. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,157 people named Eugênia, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, the name is most common in Ceará.

Sources

Behind the Name: Eugenia · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Eugene · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Eugênia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eugênia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Eugênia

What does the name Eugênia mean?

Eugênia means “feminine form of Eugênio, from Greek eugenes, 'well-born'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Eugênia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,157 people with the first name Eugênia, which ranks it number 1,405 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Eugênia a boy's or a girl's name?

Eugênia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 13,087 women and 70 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Eugênia?

Eugênia is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Eugênia most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.011% of the state's population is named Eugênia (983 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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