How Many People Are Named Enid?
An estimated 3,213 people in the United States have the first name Enid. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Enid peaked in popularity in 1920 with 261 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Enid as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Enid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,213
About 1 in 106,677 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1920
261 births
Total Registered
9,210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Enid
Enid is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,210 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Enid as a male name
Ranked #3,864 in 1919
6 male births in 1919
Peak: 1919 (6 births)
Enid as a female name
Ranked #4,578 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (261 births)
Enid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Enid span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,039 babies were registered. Enid has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Enid by Decade
How has Enid tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Enid by State
Birth registrations for Enid span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Colorado, Arkansas. On average, about 134 Enids were registered per state.
Enid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Enid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Enid
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Enid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enid?
We estimate approximately 3,213 people named Enid are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 106,677 Americans share this first name.
Is Enid a common name?
Enid is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Enid most popular?
Enid reached peak popularity in 1920, when 261 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Enid is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Enid a female name?
Enid is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Enid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Enid Smith, Enid Johnson, Enid Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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