US rank #9611 Girls' name Peak 1970 490 births

Enza — #9611 US girls' name

490 babies named Enza in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s111960s861970s1341980s541990s102000s252010s1042020s61
#9611
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Enza was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

23 babies were named Enza in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Enza

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Enza between 1940 and 2024, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Enza currently holds the #9611 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Enza performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Enza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Enza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Enza 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 490 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.

Enza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

490

Since 1940

85 years of records

Peak year

1970

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#9,611

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1940

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2024

Enza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
23
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
0510152025 202420172010198819791972196519561940 5

Enza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
134 births that decade — 27% of Enza's all-time total
1940s51950s111960s861970s1341980s541990s102000s252010s1042020s61

Enza by state

Where Enza concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Enza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
85 17.3%
New York share of Enza's total US births 17.3%

85 of 490 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Enza?
490 babies have been named Enza since 1940. It currently ranks #9611 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 23 births.
When was Enza most popular?
Enza was most popular in the 1970s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Enza most popular?
The top states for the name Enza are New York (85 births).
How long has the name Enza been used?
Enza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 85 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Enza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Enzley, Enzlee, Enzleigh, Enzi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1940–2024 (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.