Over the past 110 years, 308 girls and 363 241 boys have been named Eugene. The name Eugene ranks 5865th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Eugene in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Eugene came in the 1920s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.