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girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Enya

Meaning A female given name from Irish Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,007 Trend ↑ Rising 36%

A female given name from Irish; the phoneticised form of the Irish Eithne.

Rank 2025
#4,007
among girls · ↑134 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
36
named Enya · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,646
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
77 babies
All-time total
1,274
#6,380 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Enya popularity over time

1,274 babies have been named Enya since 1989, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002Girls

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 – – – –
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1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #12,995
1990s 190 19 +3700% #3,247
2000s 511 51 +169% #2,164
2010s 351 35 -31% #3,384
2020s (to 2025) 217 36 +3% #3,238

Where Enya 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 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Enya

Enya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,007 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 1,274 American babies have been named Enya. Its peak came in 2002, when 77 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 Enya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Enya?

The median living Enya is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 23. An estimated 1,300 people named Enya are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Enya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 36 #4,007
2024 35 #4,141
2023 50 #3,238
2022 36 #4,064
2021 24 #5,279
2020 36 #3,950
2019 25 #5,204
2018 31 #4,485
2017 34 #4,244
2016 37 #4,026
2015 37 #4,019
2014 47 #3,384
2013 26 #5,187
2012 35 #4,241
2011 37 #4,023
2010 42 #3,704
2009 40 #3,897
2008 38 #4,114
2007 45 #3,618
2006 60 #2,897
2005 51 #3,099
2004 49 #3,143
2003 70 #2,376
2002 77 #2,164
2001 54 #2,748
2000 27 #4,448
1995 18 #5,281
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Famous people named Enya

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

  1. 1 Enya Enya Irish singer (born 1961) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Enya?

The median living Enya is about 17 years old. Half of all living Enyas are between 9 and 23 years old.

How many people named Enya are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Enya are alive in the United States, based on 1,274 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Enya mean?

A female given name from Irish; the phoneticised form of the Irish Eithne.

How popular is the name Enya in 2025?

Enya ranked #4,007 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Enya?

1,274 babies have been named Enya in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Enya most popular?

Enya peaked in 2002, when 77 newborns received the name.

Is Enya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Enya rising or falling?

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

Will Enya become more popular?

Enya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Enya 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 Enya?

Well-known people named Enya include Enya (singer).

Names like Enya

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

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