Enola
Enola was the 3483rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 617th; the most babies were born in 1953 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,879 places. More babies were named Enola in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,483 girls, up 3,240 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195399 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,084babies recorded
Enola popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,483 | 44 |
| 2020 | #6,723 | 17 |
| 2010 | #12,664 | 8 |
| 2000 | #7,719 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,954 | 9 |
| 1970 | #7,336 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,270 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,702 | 15 |
| 1940 | #1,604 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,218 | 38 |
| 1920 | #846 | 73 |
| 1910 | #923 | 22 |
| 1900 | #868 | 19 |
| 1890 | #1,254 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Enola, counting every spelling?
Enola has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Enola?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Enola (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Enola 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 Enola.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Enola?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Enola are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 6 and 72. That makes Enola 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.
Enola by state
How common Enola was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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
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Questions about the name Enola
How popular is the name Enola?
Enola was the 3483rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 617th; the most babies were born in 1953 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,879 places. More babies were named Enola in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Enola a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Enola in the US.
Where is Enola most popular?
In 2021–2025, Enola was most common in Tennessee (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Florida.