boys' name ★ peaked 2000

Enrique

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #571 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#571
among boys · ↓25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
517
named Enrique · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,304
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2000
1,542 babies
All-time total
61,494
#443 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Enrique popularity over time

61,494 babies have been named Enrique 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
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BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 28 28 3 – #786
1890s – 34 34 3 +21% #710
1900s – 112 112 11 +229% #509
1910s – 493 493 49 +340% #642
1920s – 1,432 1,432 143 +190% #427
1930s 5 1,305 1,310 131 -9% #440
1940s – 1,733 1,733 173 +32% #445
1950s 5 2,829 2,834 283 +64% #419
1960s 14 4,200 4,214 421 +49% #336
1970s 86 6,166 6,252 625 +48% #284
1980s 83 7,625 7,708 771 +23% #267
1990s 51 11,782 11,833 1,183 +54% #228
2000s 16 12,930 12,946 1,295 +9% #221
2010s – 7,295 7,295 730 -44% #350
2020s (to 2025) – 3,270 3,270 545 -25% #503

Where Enrique 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 509 0.30 outside top 500
2027 503 0.29 outside top 500
2028 498 0.29 outside top 500
2029 493 0.29 outside top 500
2030 489 0.29 outside top 500

Where Enrique is most popular

Boys named Enrique per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.311 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

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 Enrique 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
New Mexico 38 1.15 +270%
Arizona 124 0.758 +143%
Texas 644 0.731 +135%
California 666 0.729 +134%
Nevada 40 0.702 +125%
Oklahoma 49 0.554 +78%
Oregon 38 0.501 +61%
Colorado 58 0.449 +44%
Washington 69 0.422 +35%
Illinois 87 0.340 +9%
Florida 159 0.336 +8%
Georgia 69 0.272 -13%
Kansas 18 0.262 -16%
North Carolina 57 0.223 -28%
Utah 19 0.199 -36%
Maryland 22 0.184 -41%
Michigan 37 0.181 -42%
New Jersey 36 0.179 -43%
Virginia 33 0.174 -44%
Tennessee 31 0.172 -45%
Indiana 24 0.150 -52%
New York 53 0.122 -61%
Connecticut 7 0.103 -67%
Wisconsin 11 0.093 -70%
Pennsylvania 22 0.083 -73%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -75%
Ohio 20 0.075 -76%
Massachusetts 10 0.073 -77%
Iowa 5 0.073 -77%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -84%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -84%
Alabama 5 0.046 -85%
Missouri 6 0.043 -86%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
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 Enrique

Enrique is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #571 in 2025 with 517 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 61,494 American babies have been named Enrique. Its peak came in 2000, when 1,542 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Enrique?

The median living Enrique is about 29 years old; half are between 18 and 44. An estimated 55 thousand people named Enrique are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

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

Enrique year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 517 #571
2024 – – 544 #546
2023 – – 517 #563
2022 – – 545 #542
2021 – – 567 #518
2020 – – 580 #503
2019 – – 611 #480
2018 – – 611 #478
2017 – – 601 #487
2016 – – 696 #445
2015 – – 714 #430
2014 – – 748 #416
2013 – – 765 #390
2012 – – 821 #370
2011 – – 850 #354
2010 – – 878 #350
2009 – – 1,049 #307
2008 – – 1,221 #279
2007 – – 1,241 #277
2006 – – 1,234 #281
2005 – – 1,259 #261
2004 – – 1,295 #256
2003 5 #16,552 1,355 #248
2002 – – 1,301 #249
2001 6 #14,083 1,438 #236
2000 5 #15,810 1,537 #221
1995 6 #12,249 1,069 #262
1990 5 #13,639 1,022 #263
1985 5 #11,168 700 #293
1980 10 #6,433 797 #270
1975 8 #6,688 643 #296
1970 9 #5,517 583 #328
1965 – – 371 #409
1960 6 #5,905 366 #415
1955 – – 277 #447
1950 – – 233 #437
1945 – – 163 #465
1940 – – 123 #525
1935 – – 106 #559
1930 – – 178 #440
1925 – – 151 #493
1920 – – 94 #657
1915 – – 68 #716
1910 – – 21 #642
1905 – – 13 #676
1900 – – 9 #926
1895 – – 10 #710
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 7 #786
1880 – – 5 #955

Famous people named Enrique

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

  1. 1 Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Spanish singer (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018 b. 1966 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Enrique Murciano Enrique Murciano American actor b. 1973 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Enrique of Malacca Enrique of Malacca Slave of Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1493 – 1521) 1495–1600 · Medieval
  5. 5 Enrique Cerezo Enrique Cerezo Spanish film producer (born 1948) Contemporary
  6. 6 Enrique Granados Enrique Granados Spanish pianist and composer (1867–1916) 19th century
  7. 7 Enrique Bolaños Enrique Bolaños President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007 b. 1928 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Enrique Collar Enrique Collar Spanish footballer (1934–2025) Contemporary
  9. 9 Enrique Líster Enrique Líster Spanish military officer and communist 1907–1994 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Enrique Vila-Matas Enrique Vila-Matas Spanish writer (born 1948) Contemporary
  11. 11 Enrique Simonet Enrique Simonet Spanish painter (1866–1927) 19th century
  12. 12 Enrique Peñaranda Enrique Peñaranda President of Bolivia from 1940 to 1943 1893–1969 · 19th century
  13. 13 Enrique Guaita Enrique Guaita Italian Argentine footballer (1910-1959) Contemporary
  14. 14 Enrique Morente Enrique Morente Spanish singer (1942–2010) Contemporary
  15. 15 Enrique Ballestrero Enrique Ballestrero Uruguayan footballer (1905-1969) Contemporary
  16. 16 Enrique Romero Enrique Romero Spanish footballer (born 1971) Contemporary
  17. 17 Enrique Wolff Enrique Wolff Argentine footballer and journalist b. 1949 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Enrique Santos Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo Musical artist 1901–1951 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Enrique Hertzog Enrique Hertzog President of Bolivia from 1947 to 1949 1896–1980 · 19th century
  20. 20 Enrique Mateos Spanish footballer (1934–2001) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Enrique?

The median living Enrique is about 29 years old. Half of all living Enriques are between 18 and 44 years old.

How many people named Enrique are alive today?

An estimated 55 thousand people named Enrique are alive in the United States, based on 61,494 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Enrique in 2025?

Enrique ranked #571 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 517 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Enrique?

61,494 babies have been named Enrique in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Enrique most popular?

Enrique peaked in 2000, when 1,542 newborns received the name.

Is Enrique a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Enrique rising or falling?

Enrique is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Enrique become more popular?

Enrique looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 489 boys named Enrique in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Enrique?

Well-known people named Enrique include Enrique Iglesias (singer), Enrique Peña Nieto (politician), Enrique Murciano (actor).

Names like Enrique

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