Unisex name · since 1880

Ennis

Ennis has 3,204 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,424 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,919 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,204
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Ennis currently ranks #8919 among unisex names in America, with 3,204 babies recorded since 1880.

Ennis has 3,204 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8919 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.

  • #2,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,919 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,204 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ennis ranks #2,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,919 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,204 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#2,424 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,919 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,204
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35.9%
Ennis vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ennis's 3,204 recorded births place it above 94.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Ennis compares

3,204 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Ennis's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ennis Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,204 369 358,536
Peak-year births 62 34 22,252

Ennis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ennis's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ennis popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
62
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
020406080 188019011920193819561974199220122025 8

Ennis popularity over time - girls

320 total births recorded since 1898 (Ennis as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 320 births
05101520 189819091915192019251933194319531963 5

Ennis by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (481 births, 15% of the file).

1920s was Ennis's strongest decade.

481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Ennis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 481 births (15% of all-time use).

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

How Ennis compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ennis's total volume

Ennis vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -58, 3.5%-114, 2.5%-75, 5.6%-142, 4.6%-73, 3.4%-33, 5.8%-41, 6.3%-109, 3.2%-38, 6.3%-91, 3.7%-128, 3%-146, 3.1%-126, 4.2%-109, 7.7%-108, 4.3%Ennis-146, 1.9%Ennis
Ennis vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ennis by state

Where Ennis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ennis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
516 16.1%
#2 Georgia
117 3.7%
#3 Alabama
64 2.0%
#4 North Carolina
60 1.9%
#5 Louisiana
40 1.2%
#6 California
22 0.7%
#7 Oklahoma
16 0.5%
#8 Florida
15 0.5%
Texas share of Ennis's total US births 16.1%
Even split

516 of 3,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Ennis appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ennis? ▼
Ennis has been given to 3,204 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,424 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #8,919 of 13,930. 62 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
Where does Ennis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ennis ranks #2,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,919 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ennis most popular? ▼
Ennis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 481 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Ennis most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ennis are Texas (516 births), Georgia (117 births), Alabama (64 births).
Is Ennis a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ennis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 3,204 births, and as a girl's name it has 320 births.
How long has the name Ennis been used? ▼
Records for Ennis go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ennis? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ennio, Enno, Enner, Enneth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ennis's data

  • Ennis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Enniss (516 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Ennis

Nearby Names Like Ennis

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ennis

Ennio Boy
#8328 152 births
Enno Boy
#12139 33 births
Enner Boy
#13204 25 births
Enneth Boy
24 births

Compare Ennis side by side: Ennis vs Ennio Ennis vs Enno Ennis vs Enner

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ennis

Barton #8918
9,371 births · Peak 1960
Roe #8920
909 births · Peak 1916
Thad #8917
8,219 births · Peak 1967
Coley #8921
2,029 births · Peak 1993
Davie #8916
3,258 births · Peak 1955
Lucy #8922
644 births · Peak 1924
Mal #8915
343 births · Peak 1950
Lennie #8923
2,890 births · Peak 1957

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ennis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Ennis 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.