Eunice comes from the Greek Eunike and means "good victory", from eu, good, and nike, victory. In the New Testament Eunice is the mother of Timothy, praised for her sincere faith, and in America the name belongs to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics. Eunice stood at number 1076 in the United States in 2000, drifted to number 1538 by 2015 and ranks number 2362 in 2025.