Enrique — #545 US boys' name
60,706 babies named Enrique in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 96% of names given to boys today.
21% of everyone ever named Enrique was born in this single decade.
1,537 babies were named Enrique in 2000 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Enrique
The Social Security Administration has registered 60,706 babies named Enrique between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Enrique currently holds the #545 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 1,537 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Enrique performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12,930 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Enrique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18,704 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Enrique in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Enrique in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60,706 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Enrique at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Enrique popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2000)
- 1,537
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #545 among boys.
60,706 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 1,537 births in a single year.
Enrique popularity over time — girls
260 total births recorded since 1937 (Enrique as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Enrique accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Enrique by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 12,930 births that decade — 21% of Enrique's all-time total
Enrique decade highlights
- Peak decade 12,930 births
- Runner-up 11,781 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Enrique's strongest decade
12,930 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 21% of all-time use.
Enrique by state
Where Enrique concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,704 | 30.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,709 | 27.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,233 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,030 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,537 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 2,452 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,066 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 964 | 1.6% |
18,704 of 60,706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 30.8% of nationwide
- Texas 27.5% of nationwide
- New York 5.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.0% of nationwide
- Florida 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 30.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Enrique appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.