Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1899
Enga
29 babies named Enga in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1899–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Enga is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1899.
Enga has 29 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1978.
- 29 total births
- 1899–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Enga since 1899, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 29
- total births
- 1899–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Enga was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
7 babies were named Enga in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Enga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Enga splits its recorded history at 1970: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Enga at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1899
Enga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1978
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Enga by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Enga's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Enga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Enga? ▼
Enga has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1899, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 7 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Enga most popular? ▼
Enga was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Enga been used? ▼
Enga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 80 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Enga? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include English, England, Engracia, Engie, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Enga
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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, 1899–1978 (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. "Enga: Baby Name Since 1899 - 29 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/enga. 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 Enga 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.