Eurydice

#9,654 in 2025Girls' name

Broad + justice, through Eurydicē

Eurydice has been given to 105 babies in the U.S. since 1965. In 2025 it ranked #9,654 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1974, with 10 recorded.

Babies named Eurydice, 2025

1 in 332,000

Eurydice over time, 1880–2025

Girls

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Eurydice: meaning, origin, and history

Broad + justice, through Eurydicē

Ancient Greek

What Eurydice means

Eurydice belongs to the name family reached through Eurydice → Eurydicē → Εὐρυδίκη. Its meaning is “broad + justice”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).

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Origin, language, and formation

Eurydice is used in English and Latin. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Eurydice comes through Latin Eurydicē and Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Eurydicē and Εὐρυδίκη.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Eurydice is pronounced /jʊəˈɹɪdɪsi/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 105 girls were recorded with the name Eurydice between 1965 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1974; its best national rank was #5,126 in 1967.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #15,855 in 2020 to #9,654 in 2025.

How common is Eurydice?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 332,000; 10 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 161,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #9,654; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 229,791 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Eurydice sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 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 229,791 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Eurydice. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Eurydices were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Eurydice was born before 1989 — so the typical Eurydice is around 36 today.

Median birth year: 1989; About 36 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 30.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 45.7%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 105; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 30.5% of all recorded uses (32).

Is Eurydice 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: +121; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +6,201; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 1974 (10)
Years since peak: 51; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 32.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,126; 1967

Eurydice around the world

Where Eurydice ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2025–2025
#5,927
in 2025
France
1969–2025
#3,614
in 2025

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Eurydice by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #9,654
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 6,201
Best rank ever: #5,126; 1967
Peak year: 1974; 10 that year
First recorded: 1965
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 105
Count in 2025: 10

Names similar to Eurydice

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

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Sibling names for Eurydice

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

Melonie Nicola Kesha Nakia Jenni Karie Lucretia Cari

For a brother

Shon Torrey Kelley Thad Deron Andrea Scot Jerod

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