Enoch
Enoch was the 746th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 348 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 202nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (376). Over the last ten years it has moved up 39 places. More babies were named Enoch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning biblical patriarch (meaning uncertain) · Hebrew
Say it EE-nuk /ˈinək/
- Rank in 2025
- #746 boys, up 39 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 348boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023376 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,118babies recorded
What does the name Enoch mean?
Enoch is a biblical name from Hebrew Chanokh. In Genesis 5, Enoch is the father of Methuselah who "walked with God" and was taken by God (Genesis 5:24); Genesis 4:17 also names a son of Cain Enoch. DMNES calls the meaning of the Hebrew name uncertain. DMNES notes the name came into use with the Protestant Reformation. Enoch has been used in the US since 1880.
חֲנוֹךְ (Biblical Hebrew, “Enoch (uncertain)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES: of uncertain meaning.
Related names: Henoch, Enoc.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Enoch', DMNES (Durham University)
- Genesis 5:24, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Genesis 4:17, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Enoch' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Enoch popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #746 | 348 |
| 2020 | #785 | 297 |
| 2010 | #1,000 | 196 |
| 2000 | #1,238 | 108 |
| 1990 | #1,354 | 68 |
| 1980 | #1,189 | 59 |
| 1970 | #1,121 | 54 |
| 1960 | #1,183 | 44 |
| 1950 | #830 | 67 |
| 1940 | #789 | 62 |
| 1930 | #638 | 93 |
| 1920 | #601 | 110 |
| 1910 | #457 | 36 |
| 1900 | #367 | 36 |
| 1890 | #247 | 47 |
| 1880 | #202 | 60 |
How popular is Enoch, counting every spelling?
Enoch has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #730 for boys in 2025, against #746 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Enoch?
348 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Enoch (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Enoch 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 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Enoch.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Enoch?
About 8,900 people born in the US named Enoch are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 35. That makes Enoch mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Enoch by state
How common Enoch was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (1.7×), Utah (1.7×), Tennessee (1.5×). In 18 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
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Middle names for Enoch · Sibling names for Enoch
Questions about the name Enoch
What does Enoch mean?
Enoch is usually explained as “biblical patriarch (meaning uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Enoch?
Enoch was the 746th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 348 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 202nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (376). Over the last ten years it has moved up 39 places. More babies were named Enoch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Enoch a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Enoch in the US.
Where is Enoch most popular?
In 2021–2025, Enoch was most common in Washington (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Hawaii.