Ender
Ender was the 1745th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1264th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Ender in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,745 boys, down 165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 93boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,876babies recorded
Ender popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 19 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,745 | 93 |
| 2020 | #1,580 | 103 |
| 2010 | #2,269 | 57 |
| 2000 | #6,040 | 11 |
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How popular is Ender, counting every spelling?
Ender has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ender?
93 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ender (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ender 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 90 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ender.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ender?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Ender are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Ender a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Ender by state
How common Ender was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.3×), Washington (2.2×). In 35 states fewer than five boys 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 Ender: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ender, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ender
How popular is the name Ender?
Ender was the 1745th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1264th with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Ender in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ender a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ender in the US.
Where is Ender most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ender was most common in Utah (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Colorado and Washington.