boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Enoch

Meaning Enoch is a masculine given name Gender Boy Rank 2025 #746 Trend ↑ Rising 25%

Enoch is a masculine given name.

Rank 2025
#746
among boys · ↓34 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
348
named Enoch · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,908
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
376 babies
All-time total
13,118
#1,045 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Enoch popularity over time

13,118 babies have been named Enoch since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 404 40 – #202
1890s 345 35 -15% #243
1900s 248 25 -28% #367
1910s 832 83 +235% #441
1920s 943 94 +13% #601
1930s 669 67 -29% #638
1940s 630 63 -6% #702
1950s 588 59 -7% #830
1960s 455 46 -23% #990
1970s 604 60 +33% #936
1980s 556 56 -8% #1,090
1990s 689 69 +24% #1,333
2000s 1,379 138 +100% #1,065
2010s 2,772 277 +101% #713
2020s (to 2025) 2,004 334 +20% #706

Where Enoch is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 359 0.21 outside top 500
2027 369 0.22 outside top 500
2028 377 0.22 outside top 500
2029 384 0.23 outside top 500
2030 391 0.23 outside top 500

Where Enoch is most popular

Boys named Enoch per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.198 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Utah, and Hawaii.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Enoch born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 56 0.342 +73%
Utah 32 0.335 +70%
Hawaii 5 0.322 +63%
Tennessee 54 0.299 +51%
North Dakota 5 0.293 +48%
Minnesota 35 0.285 +44%
Missouri 39 0.281 +42%
Indiana 44 0.274 +39%
Virginia 51 0.269 +36%
California 243 0.266 +35%
Arizona 43 0.263 +33%
North Carolina 61 0.239 +21%
Maryland 28 0.235 +19%
Idaho 9 0.220 +11%
Ohio 58 0.219 +11%
Colorado 28 0.217 +10%
Florida 102 0.215 +9%
Texas 183 0.208 +5%
Michigan 40 0.195 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 51 0.192 ≈ national
Georgia 46 0.182 -8%
Wisconsin 21 0.177 -10%
Louisiana 18 0.176 -11%
New York 72 0.166 -16%
Illinois 40 0.157 -21%
Oklahoma 12 0.136 -31%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -36%
New Jersey 20 0.099 -50%
Oregon 7 0.092 -53%
Alabama 10 0.091 -54%
Iowa 6 0.087 -56%
Kansas 5 0.073 -63%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -70%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Enoch

Enoch is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #746 in 2025 with 348 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 13,118 American babies have been named Enoch. Its peak came in 2023, when 376 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Enoch stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Enoch?

The median living Enoch is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 36. An estimated 9,100 people named Enoch are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Enoch year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 348 #746
2024 372 #712
2023 376 #706
2022 307 #811
2021 304 #805
2020 297 #785
2019 300 #777
2018 318 #746
2017 314 #750
2016 343 #713
2015 297 #785
2014 337 #715
2013 257 #833
2012 196 #1,008
2011 214 #932
2010 196 #1,000
2009 167 #1,107
2008 158 #1,147
2007 150 #1,181
2006 124 #1,324
2005 147 #1,120
2004 134 #1,167
2003 146 #1,065
2002 139 #1,079
2001 106 #1,258
2000 108 #1,238
1995 56 #1,631
1990 68 #1,354
1985 62 #1,194
1980 59 #1,189
1975 54 #1,151
1970 54 #1,121
1965 38 #1,243
1960 44 #1,183
1955 55 #1,015
1950 67 #830
1945 60 #800
1940 62 #789
1935 64 #773
1930 93 #638
1925 81 #719
1920 110 #601
1915 89 #612
1910 36 #457
1905 24 #453
1900 36 #367
1895 39 #283
1890 47 #247
1885 43 #253
1880 60 #202

Famous people named Enoch

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Enoch Powell Enoch Powell British politician (1912–1998) Contemporary
  2. 2 Enoch L. Johnson Enoch L. Johnson American political boss and mobster (1883–1968) 19th century
  3. 3 Enoch Enoch Son of Cain in the Book of Genesis
  4. 4 Enoch Sontonga Enoch Sontonga South African Xhosa composer (c. 1873 – 1905) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Enoch, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Enoch?

The median living Enoch is about 15 years old. Half of all living Enochs are between 6 and 36 years old.

How many people named Enoch are alive today?

An estimated 9,100 people named Enoch are alive in the United States, based on 13,118 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Enoch mean?

Enoch is a masculine given name.

How popular is the name Enoch in 2025?

Enoch ranked #746 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 348 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Enoch?

13,118 babies have been named Enoch in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Enoch most popular?

Enoch peaked in 2023, when 376 newborns received the name.

Is Enoch a boy or girl name?

Enoch is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Enoch rising or falling?

Enoch is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Enoch become more popular?

Enoch is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 391 boys named Enoch in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Enoch?

Well-known people named Enoch include Enoch Powell (politician), Enoch L. Johnson (politician), Enoch (religious figure).

Names like Enoch

Names that sound and feel close to Enoch: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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