How Many People Are Named Enijah?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Enijah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Enijah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Enijah 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 Enijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
18 births
Total Registered
170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Enijah
Enijah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 170 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Enijah as a female name
Ranked #13,141 in 2017
7 female births in 2017
Peak: 2008 (18 births)
Enijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Enijah span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 117 babies were registered. While Enijah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Enijah by Decade
How has Enijah 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.
Enijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Enijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Enijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enijah?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Enijah 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 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Enijah a common name?
Enijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Enijah most popular?
Enijah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Enijah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Enijah a female name?
Enijah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Enijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Enijah Smith, Enijah Johnson, Enijah 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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