Girls' name · since 1885
Enid
9,234 babies named Enid in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,234
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
9,234 babies have been named Enid since 1885, making it today's #4552 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Enid recorded 9,234 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #4552 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,552 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,234 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Enid ranks #1,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,234 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,234
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Enid's 9,234 recorded births place it above 97.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Enid compares
9,234 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Enid's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Enid | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,234 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 261 | 21 | 19,840 |
Enid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Enid splits its recorded history at 1956: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 261 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Enid popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Enid popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1919 (Enid as boys' name)
Enid by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,039 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Enid's strongest decade.
2,039 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Enid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 211
1890s
211 births
- 1900s 312
1900s
312 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,442 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,039 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,146 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,084 births
- 1950s 799
1950s
799 births
- 1960s 684
1960s
684 births
- 1970s 493
1970s
493 births
- 1980s 270
1980s
270 births
- 1990s 163
1990s
163 births
- 2000s 158
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 190
2010s
190 births
- 2020s 217
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,039 births (22% of all-time use).
How Enid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Enid's total volume
Enid by state
Where Enid concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,851 | 20.0% |
| #2 | California | | 457 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 392 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 241 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 193 | 2.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 191 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 173 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 143 | 1.5% |
1,851 of 9,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Enid appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Enid's data
- Enid's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,039 total births); usage has since declined to 217 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Enids (1,851 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Enid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Enid 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 August 2026.