Ena
Ena was the 3482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 352nd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Ena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,482 girls, up 158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 190689 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,587babies recorded
Ena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,482 | 44 |
| 2020 | #3,640 | 41 |
| 2010 | #4,893 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,841 | 24 |
| 1990 | #6,586 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,888 | 20 |
| 1970 | #2,054 | 40 |
| 1960 | #2,390 | 25 |
| 1950 | #3,499 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,051 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1920 | #970 | 57 |
| 1910 | #815 | 28 |
| 1900 | #987 | 15 |
| 1890 | #1,131 | 7 |
| 1880 | #862 | 5 |
How popular is Ena, counting every spelling?
Ena is the most common spelling of a name family that had 62 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 62 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ena | 44 | #3,482 | 214 |
| Enna | 18 | #6,393 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ena?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ena?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Ena are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 13 and 56. That makes Ena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ena by state
How common Ena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ena
How popular is the name Ena?
Ena was the 3482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 352nd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Ena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ena in the US.
Where is Ena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ena was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Washington.