Is Eureka a boy or girl name?

Eureka is a girl’s name. Of the 865 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Eureka

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Eureka was most popular in 1974, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,113 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 865 people named Eureka.

Eureka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eureka’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eureka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eureka is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 865 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org