Eureka is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1974 and has since faded.
Eureka is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,636 for girl births in the United States (and #25,946 across all names), given to 5 babies. Eureka first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1974 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,636 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,654 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #13,978 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,157 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,166 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,875 | — |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #5,091 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,865 | — |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,556 | — |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #5,247 | — |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,740 | — |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,116 | — |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,392 | — |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #3,657 | — |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #3,925 | — |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,696 | — |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #4,377 | — |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #4,737 | — |
| 1982 | 24 | — | #3,446 | — |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #2,869 | — |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #2,889 | — |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #2,443 | — |
| 1978 | 34 | — | #2,811 | #6,110 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #2,386 | — |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #2,308 | — |
| 1975 | 37 | — | #2,245 | — |
| 1974 | 43 | — | #1,969 | — |
| 1973 | 41 | — | #1,985 | — |
| 1972 | 38 | — | #2,070 | — |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #2,042 | — |
| 1970 | 35 | — | #2,247 | — |
| 1969 | 32 | — | #2,270 | — |
| 1968 | 20 | — | #2,897 | — |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #3,243 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,299 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,017 | — |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,638 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,487 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,549 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,578 | — |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,779 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,235 | — |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,266 | — |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,935 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,818 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,954 | — |