Recorded 1909–1936 Unisex name Peak 1915 394 births

Enes — unisex name

394 babies named Enes in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s1781920s1701930s41
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Enes was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

31 babies were named Enes in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Enes

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Enes between 1909 and 1936, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Enes currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Enes is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 265 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Enes performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Enes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Enes in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Enes 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 394 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.

Enes at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

394

Since 1909

28 years of records

Peak year

1915

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1909

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1936

Enes popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1909

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1915)
31
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 1936193019261922191819141909 5

Enes popularity over time — boys

265 total births recorded since 1997 (Enes as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 265 births
05101520 20242020201520112007200319991997 6

Enes by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
178 births that decade — 45% of Enes's all-time total
1900s51910s1781920s1701930s41

Enes by state

Where Enes concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Enes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
47 11.9%
#2 Pennsylvania
18 4.6%
#3 California
12 3.0%
#4 Massachusetts
11 2.8%
New York share of Enes's total US births 11.9%
Even split

47 of 394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Enes?
394 babies have been named Enes since 1909. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1915 with 31 births.
When was Enes most popular?
Enes was most popular in the 1910s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Enes most popular?
The top states for the name Enes are New York (47 births), Pennsylvania (18 births), California (12 births).
Is Enes a unisex name?
Yes, Enes is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 394 births, and as a boy's name it has 265 births.
How long has the name Enes been used?
Enes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 28 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Enes?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Enedina, Eneida, Enedelia, 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, 1909–1936 (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.