US rank #1564 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,764 births

Ender — #1564 US boys' name

1,764 babies named Ender in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1882010s9512020s603
#1564
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Ender was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

153 babies were named Ender in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ender

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,764 babies named Ender between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ender currently holds the #1564 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ender performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 951 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ender shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Ender in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ender in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,764 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ender at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,764

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2022

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,564

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ender popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
153
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Ender popularity over time — girls

19 total births recorded since 2020 (Ender as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
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Ender by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
951 births that decade — 54% of Ender's all-time total
1990s222000s1882010s9512020s603

Ender by state

Where Ender concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ender
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
223 12.6%
#2 Texas
127 7.2%
#3 Utah
74 4.2%
#4 Washington
74 4.2%
#5 Florida
54 3.1%
#6 Arizona
34 1.9%
#7 Georgia
24 1.4%
#8 New York
21 1.2%
California share of Ender's total US births 12.6%
Even split

223 of 1,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Ender appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ender?
1,764 babies have been named Ender since 1991. It currently ranks #1564 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 153 births.
When was Ender most popular?
Ender was most popular in the 2010s decade with 951 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ender most popular?
The top states for the name Ender are California (223 births), Texas (127 births), Utah (74 births).
How long has the name Ender been used?
Ender has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ender?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Endy, Endrick, Endi, Endrit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.