Girls' name · since 1997
Eniyah
Eniyah has 885 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
885 babies have been named Eniyah since 1997, making it today's #6039 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eniyah has been recorded 885 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #6039 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,039 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 885 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eniyah ranks #8,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 885 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eniyah's 885 recorded births place it above 88.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eniyah compares
885 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Eniyah's all-time total is 135% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 885 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eniyah splits its recorded history at 2011: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Eniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (378 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Eniyah's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Eniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
378 births
- 2020s 134
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 378 births (43% of all-time use).
How Eniyah 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 Eniyah's total volume
Eniyah by state
Where Eniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
30 of 885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Eniyah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eniyah's data
- Eniyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (378 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eniyahs (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Eniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Eniyah 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.