Total births
54
Boys' name · since 2009
Enam
54 babies named Enam in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7635
- among boys today
- 54
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Enam is the #7635 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 54 recorded since 2009.
Enam has 54 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7635 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #7635 among boys today
- 54 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Enam is currently the #7635 boys' name in America, more common than 47% of boys - 54 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7635
- among boys today
- 54
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other boys
Enam vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7635
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 47% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Enam was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
11 babies were named Enam in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Enam compares
54 17th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Enam's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Enam | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 23 | 22,252 |
Enam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Enam's full recorded timeline at 2021, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Enam at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#7,635
Active since
2009
Enam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Enam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Enam's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Enam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 31 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Enam? ▼
Enam has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #7635 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Enam most popular? ▼
Enam was most popular in the 2020s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Enam been used? ▼
Enam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Enam? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Enan, Enael, Enai. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Enam: #7635 Boys' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/enam. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Enam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.