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girls' name ★ peaked 1953

Enola

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,483 Trend ↑ Rising 342%

Created for the titular character in the 1886 American novel Enola, derived from alone spelled backwards.

Rank 2025
#3,483
among girls · ↓583 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
44
named Enola · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 36,529
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1953
99 babies
All-time total
3,084
#3,550 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Enola popularity over time

3,084 babies have been named Enola since 1885, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1893Girls

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 Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 28 3 – #810
1890s 125 13 +346% #617
1900s 176 18 +41% #757
1910s 470 47 +167% #804
1920s 561 56 +19% #846
1930s 303 30 -46% #1,152
1940s 209 21 -31% #1,540
1950s 359 36 +72% #951
1960s 152 15 -58% #2,500
1970s 62 6 -59% #5,892
1980s 15 2 -76% #6,954
1990s 29 3 +93% #9,861
2000s 141 14 +386% #6,412
2010s 119 12 -16% #6,550
2020s (to 2025) 335 56 +369% #2,108

Where Enola is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 67 0.04 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 90 0.06 outside top 500
2030 101 0.06 outside top 500

The story of Enola

Enola is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,483 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 3,084 American babies have been named Enola. Its peak came in 1953, when 99 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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 Enola stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Enola?

The median living Enola is about 53 years old; half are between 6 and 71. An estimated 1,400 people named Enola are alive in the United States today.

median 53 020406080100

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

Enola year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 44 #3,483
2024 57 #2,900
2023 70 #2,527
2022 57 #2,935
2021 90 #2,108
2020 17 #6,723
2019 8 #11,689
2018 14 #7,892
2017 16 #7,199
2016 14 #8,131
2015 10 #10,362
2014 15 #7,798
2013 19 #6,550
2012 5 #17,690
2011 10 #10,631
2010 8 #12,664
2009 20 #6,645
2008 21 #6,412
2007 15 #8,220
2006 16 #7,599
2005 13 #8,489
2004 13 #8,406
2003 13 #8,143
2002 6 #14,145
2001 11 #8,946
2000 13 #7,719
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 9 #6,954
1975 5 #9,496
1970 6 #7,336
1965 20 #2,767
1960 10 #4,270
1955 43 #1,559
1950 15 #2,702
1945 26 #1,630
1940 24 #1,604
1935 26 #1,461
1930 38 #1,218
1925 54 #1,024
1920 73 #846
1915 59 #851
1910 22 #923
1905 19 #855
1900 19 #868
1895 15 #827
1890 6 #1,254
1885 6 #960
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Enola?

The median living Enola is about 53 years old. Half of all living Enolas are between 6 and 71 years old.

How many people named Enola are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Enola are alive in the United States, based on 3,084 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Enola mean?

Created for the titular character in the 1886 American novel Enola, derived from alone spelled backwards.

How popular is the name Enola in 2025?

Enola ranked #3,483 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Enola?

3,084 babies have been named Enola in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Enola most popular?

Enola peaked in 1953, when 99 newborns received the name.

Is Enola a boy or girl name?

Enola is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Enola rising or falling?

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

Will Enola become more popular?

Enola is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 101 girls named Enola in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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