Girls' name · since 2001

Eniah

35 babies named Eniah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

35
total births
2001–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade

35 girls have been named Eniah since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Eniah has 35 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2011.

  • 35 total births
  • 2001–2011 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 66% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

35 girls have been named Eniah since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

35
total births
2001–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Eniah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Eniah in 2005 - its busiest year on record.

Eniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Eniah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Eniah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

35

Since 2001

11 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2001

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2011

Eniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200120052007200920102011 5

Eniah by decade

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

2000s was Eniah's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Eniah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eniah?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 35 babies named Eniah. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 7 births.
When was Eniah most popular?
Eniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Eniah been used?
Records for Eniah go back to 2001, giving 11 years of history through 2011.
What names are similar to Eniah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Enid, Eniyah, Eniya, Eniola, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Eniah's data

  • Eniah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2001–2011 (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. "Eniah: Baby Name Since 2001 - 35 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eniah. 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 Eniah 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 July 2026.