Eunice
Pronounced Y UW1 N AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Eunice?
Eunice is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 81,938 children — the 424th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 23% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1921, when 2,240 children were given it.
Yunis is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Eunice and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Yunis
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- Y UW1 N AH0 S · Y UW1 N IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Eunice
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Eunice
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Eunice?
- Eunice ranks 424th among girls' names in US records, with 81,938 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,187.
- Is Eunice a unisex name?
- No. Eunice is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Eunice most popular?
- 1921, when 2,240 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Eunice spelled?
- Yunis. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.