Recorded 1951–2021 Girls' name Peak 1966 876 births

Eneida — girls' name

876 babies named Eneida in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1171960s2181970s1631980s1241990s1462000s702010s332020s5
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Eneida was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

29 babies were named Eneida in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eneida

The Social Security Administration has registered 876 babies named Eneida between 1951 and 2021, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eneida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eneida performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Eneida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 218 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Eneida in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eneida 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 876 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.

Eneida at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

876

Since 1951

71 years of records

Peak year

1966

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1951

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2021

Eneida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1951

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1966)
29
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 202120061997198919811973196519571951 7

Eneida by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
218 births that decade — 25% of Eneida's all-time total
1950s1171960s2181970s1631980s1241990s1462000s702010s332020s5

Eneida by state

Where Eneida concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Eneida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
218 24.9%
#2 New Jersey
33 3.8%
#3 Texas
27 3.1%
#4 California
23 2.6%
#5 Massachusetts
6 0.7%
#6 Florida
5 0.6%
New York share of Eneida's total US births 24.9%
Even split

218 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eneida?
876 babies have been named Eneida since 1951. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1966 with 29 births.
When was Eneida most popular?
Eneida was most popular in the 1960s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Eneida most popular?
The top states for the name Eneida are New York (218 births), New Jersey (33 births), Texas (27 births).
How long has the name Eneida been used?
Eneida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 71 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Eneida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Enedina, Enedelia, Enes, Enez, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1951–2021 (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.