Euclid

Boys' name

Good + glory

Euclid has been given to 223 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1918, with 17 recorded.

Babies named Euclid, 1949

1 in 697,000

Euclid over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Euclid: meaning, origin, and history

Good + glory

Ancient Greek

What Euclid means

Euclid means “good + glory”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Euclid is used in Ancient Greek (Anglicized).

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuː.klɪd/ for Euclid.

Origin, language, and formation

Euclid is used in English. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Euclid comes through Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Euclid is pronounced /ˈjuklɪd/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 223 boys were recorded with the name Euclid between 1884 and 1949. Its highest annual count was 17 in 1918; its best national rank was #1,019 in 1884.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Euclid?

Euclid had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1949, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1949: 1 in 697,000; 5 of 3,484,085 births
Among boys only: 1 in 355,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1949: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 482,998 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Euclid sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1949 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 482,998 children born in 1949 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Euclid. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Euclids were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Euclid was born before 1922 — so the typical Euclid is around 103 today.

Median birth year: 1922; About 103 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 40.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 35.9%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 0; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 40.8% of all recorded uses (91).

Is Euclid rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1918 (17)
Years since peak: 107; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 34.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,019; 1884

Spellings of Euclid

Euclid is not the most common spelling — Eulis is, with 72.8% against Euclid's 27.2%.

Eulis72.8%597
Euclid27.2%223

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Euclid by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,019; 1884
Peak year: 1918; 17 that year
First recorded: 1884
Last recorded: 1949
All-time count: 223
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Euclid

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Adalid Euclide Kalid Halid Walid Khaalid Khallid Kahlid Khalid Euclides Qalid

Sibling names for Euclid

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Winnifred Johnie Ray Lida Maybelle Floy Garnet Mathilda

For a brother

Granville Valentine Orval Buster Sol Omer Ferdinand Regis

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