Unisex name · since 1908
Enis
293 babies named Enis in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Enis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 293 recorded since 1908.
Enis has 293 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1934.
- #16,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 293 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Enis ranks #16,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Enis's 293 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Enis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Enis's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Enis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1934
- Peak year (1920)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Enis popularity over time - boys
274 total births recorded since 1916 (Enis as boys' name)
Enis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (130 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Enis's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Enis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 130 births (44% of all-time use).
Enis by state
Where Enis concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 15 | 5.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 2.0% |
15 of 293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Enis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Eniss (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Enis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1908–1934 (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 Enis 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.