Enya
Enya was the 4007th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2164th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 12 places. More babies were named Enya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,007 girls, down 57 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200277 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,274babies recorded
Enya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,007 | 36 |
| 2020 | #3,950 | 36 |
| 2010 | #3,704 | 42 |
| 2000 | #4,448 | 27 |
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How popular is Enya, counting every spelling?
Enya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Enya?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Enya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Enya 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Enya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Enya?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Enya are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 24. That makes Enya 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.
Enya by state
How common Enya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 48 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 Enya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Enya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Enya
How popular is the name Enya?
Enya was the 4007th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2164th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 12 places. More babies were named Enya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Enya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Enya in the US.
Where is Enya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Enya was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.