Boys' name · since 1880
Enos
3,991 babies named Enos in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,092 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,130 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,991
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,991 babies have been named Enos since 1880, making it today's #3130 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Enos has been recorded 3,991 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #3130 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,092 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,130 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,991 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Enos ranks #2,092 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,130 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,991 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,092 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,130 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,991
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Enos's 3,991 recorded births place it above 95.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Enos compares
3,991 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Enos's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Enos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,991 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Enos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Enos splits its recorded history at 1953: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Enos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Enos by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (499 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Enos's strongest decade.
499 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Enos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 162
1880s
162 births
- 1890s 110
1890s
110 births
- 1900s 105
1900s
105 births
- 1910s
1910s
381 births
- 1920s
1920s
499 births
- 1930s
1930s
318 births
- 1940s
1940s
303 births
- 1950s
1950s
294 births
- 1960s 198
1960s
198 births
- 1970s
1970s
238 births
- 1980s
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
341 births
- 2020s
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 499 births (13% of all-time use).
How Enos 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 Enos's total volume
Enos by state
Where Enos concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 519 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 161 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 124 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 55 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 32 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 26 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 14 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 12 | 0.3% |
519 of 3,991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Enos appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Enos's data
- Enos's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (499 total births) through the 2020s (208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Enoss (519 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Enos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 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 Enos 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.