Girls' name · since 1989
Enya
1,274 babies named Enya in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,274
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Enya is the #4015 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,274 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Enya recorded 1,274 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #4015 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,015 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,274 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Enya ranks #6,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,015 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,274 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,274
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Enya's 1,274 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Enya compares
1,274 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Enya's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Enya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Enya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Enya splits its recorded history at 2008: 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 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Enya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Enya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (511 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Enya's strongest decade.
511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Enya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 190
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
511 births
- 2010s
2010s
351 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 511 births (40% of all-time use).
How Enya 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 Enya's total volume
Enya by state
Where Enya concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 207 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 46 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
207 of 1,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Enya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Enya's data
- Enya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (511 total births) through the 2020s (217) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Enyas (207 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Enya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Enya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Enya 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.