boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Enzo

Meaning home Gender Boy Rank 2025 #72 Trend ↑ Rising 139%

Borrowed from Italian Enzo (equivalent to English Hank), from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (heim…

Rank 2025
#72
among boys · ↑2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,565
named Enzo
How common
1 in 375
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
4,568 babies
All-time total
34,998
#617 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Enzo popularity over time

34,998 babies have been named Enzo since 1915, 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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 11 11 1 – #3,532
1920s – 102 102 10 +827% #2,230
1930s – 35 35 4 -66% #1,874
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 15 15 2 – #3,844
1960s – 82 82 8 +447% #1,774
1970s – 143 143 14 +74% #1,798
1980s – 115 115 12 -20% #2,430
1990s – 358 358 36 +211% #1,652
2000s – 2,572 2,572 257 +618% #592
2010s 5 10,554 10,559 1,056 +311% #219
2020s (to 2025) 41 20,965 21,006 3,501 +232% #72

Where Enzo 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 5,269 3.08 #57
2027 5,963 3.49 #47
2028 6,623 3.88 #36
2029 7,242 4.24 #30
2030 7,813 4.57 #25

Where Enzo is most popular

Boys named Enzo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.17 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Nevada, and Florida.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Enzo 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
Rhode Island 102 6.26 +188%
Nevada 269 4.72 +117%
Florida 2,202 4.65 +114%
Hawaii 69 4.44 +105%
Connecticut 254 3.75 +73%
New Mexico 121 3.67 +69%
Delaware 53 3.50 +61%
California 3,190 3.49 +61%
Massachusetts 455 3.31 +52%
Utah 311 3.26 +50%
New Jersey 644 3.20 +47%
Arizona 509 3.11 +43%
New York 1,320 3.05 +40%
District of Columbia 44 2.98 +37%
Nebraska 122 2.81 +29%
Colorado 349 2.70 +25%
Pennsylvania 709 2.67 +23%
Oregon 200 2.63 +21%
Idaho 106 2.59 +19%
Maryland 304 2.55 +17%
Virginia 445 2.35 +8%
Texas 2,060 2.34 +8%
Washington 370 2.26 ≈ national
Illinois 550 2.15 ≈ national
Iowa 144 2.09 ≈ national
Kansas 134 1.95 -10%
Georgia 470 1.86 -15%
New Hampshire 39 1.76 -19%
North Carolina 440 1.72 -21%
Wisconsin 196 1.65 -24%
Michigan 338 1.65 -24%
Ohio 432 1.63 -25%
Oklahoma 142 1.61 -26%
Minnesota 191 1.56 -28%
Indiana 228 1.42 -34%
Tennessee 254 1.41 -35%
Missouri 194 1.40 -36%
South Carolina 143 1.38 -36%
Louisiana 136 1.33 -39%
Kentucky 131 1.31 -40%
West Virginia 42 1.29 -41%
Arkansas 81 1.28 -41%
Montana 20 1.13 -48%
Maine 21 1.08 -50%
South Dakota 19 1.02 -53%
North Dakota 16 0.937 -57%
Wyoming 5 0.864 -60%
Alabama 84 0.768 -65%
Alaska 5 0.420 -81%
Mississippi 19 0.334 -85%
Vermont – – –

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 Enzo

Enzo is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #72 in 2025 with 4,556 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 34,998 American babies have been named Enzo. Its peak came in 2024, when 4,568 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 Enzo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Enzo?

The median living Enzo is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 35 thousand people named Enzo are alive in the United States today.

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

Enzo 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 9 #10,350 4,556 #72
2024 8 #11,416 4,560 #74
2023 10 #9,822 3,810 #90
2022 6 #14,109 3,090 #121
2021 – – 2,729 #140
2020 8 #11,416 2,220 #174
2019 – – 1,713 #219
2018 5 #16,423 1,659 #227
2017 – – 1,429 #257
2016 – – 1,152 #308
2015 – – 1,045 #330
2014 – – 850 #370
2013 – – 718 #411
2012 – – 680 #418
2011 – – 706 #403
2010 – – 602 #446
2009 – – 441 #592
2008 – – 412 #607
2007 – – 365 #657
2006 – – 289 #739
2005 – – 267 #750
2004 – – 225 #802
2003 – – 197 #872
2002 – – 145 #1,054
2001 – – 119 #1,163
2000 – – 112 #1,209
1995 – – 34 #2,312
1990 – – 20 #3,092
1985 – – 9 #4,436
1980 – – 7 #5,108
1975 – – 17 #2,478
1970 – – 16 #2,328
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 5 #4,207
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 5 #3,844
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 7 #3,387
1925 – – 10 #2,813
1920 – – 9 #3,030
1915 – – 6 #3,532
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Enzo

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

  1. 1 Enzo Fernández Enzo Fernández Argentine footballer (born 2001) b. 1995 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Enzo Maresca Enzo Maresca Italian football manager (born 1980) Contemporary
  3. 3 Enzo Amore Enzo Amore American professional wrestler and rapper (born 1986) Contemporary
  4. 4 Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Uruguayan footballer (born 1961) Contemporary
  5. 5 Enzo Scifo Enzo Scifo Belgian footballer (born 1966) Contemporary
  6. 6 Enzo Bearzot Enzo Bearzot Italian football player and manager (1927–2010) Contemporary
  7. 7 Enzo G. Castellari Enzo G. Castellari Italian film director b. 1938 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Enzo Ghinazzi Enzo Ghinazzi Italian singer & lyricist (born 1955) Contemporary
  9. 9 Enzo Jannacci Enzo Jannacci Italian singer-songwriter, pianist and actor 1935–2013 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Enzo of Sardinia Enzo of Sardinia King of Sardinia 1220–1272 · Medieval
  11. 11 Enzo Roco Enzo Roco Chilean footballer (born 1992) Contemporary
  12. 12 Enzo Biagi Enzo Biagi Italian journalist and writer (1920–2007) Contemporary
  13. 13 Enzo Moavero Milanesi Enzo Moavero Milanesi Italian politician (born 1954) Contemporary
  14. 14 Enzo Robotti Italian footballer (born 1935) Contemporary
  15. 15 Enzo Sacchi Enzo Sacchi Italian cyclist (1926–1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Enzo?

The median living Enzo is about 4 years old. Half of all living Enzos are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Enzo are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Enzo are alive in the United States, based on 34,998 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Enzo mean?

Borrowed from Italian Enzo (equivalent to English Hank), from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”)), from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, from…

How popular is the name Enzo in 2025?

Enzo ranked #72 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,556 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Enzo?

34,998 babies have been named Enzo in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Enzo most popular?

Enzo peaked in 2024, when 4,568 newborns received the name.

Is Enzo a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Enzo rising or falling?

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

Will Enzo become more popular?

Enzo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 7,813 boys named Enzo in 2030, which would rank around #25. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Enzo?

Well-known people named Enzo include Enzo Fernández (soccer player), Enzo Maresca (soccer player), Enzo Amore (wrestler).

Names like Enzo

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