Enid
Enid was the 4586th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 412th with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,716 places. More babies were named Enid in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,586 girls, down 4 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,240babies recorded
Enid popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,586 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,582 | 29 |
| 2010 | #12,663 | 8 |
| 2000 | #8,195 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,279 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,548 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,373 | 76 |
| 1960 | #1,168 | 87 |
| 1950 | #928 | 92 |
| 1940 | #755 | 85 |
| 1930 | #547 | 155 |
| 1920 | #412 | 261 |
| 1910 | #729 | 34 |
| 1900 | #677 | 28 |
| 1890 | #883 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Enid, counting every spelling?
Enid has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Enid?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Enid (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Enid 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Enid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Enid?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Enid are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 44 and 76. That makes Enid a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Enid by state
How common Enid was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Enid
How popular is the name Enid?
Enid was the 4586th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 412th with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,716 places. More babies were named Enid in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Enid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Enid in the US.
Where is Enid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Enid was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New York.