How Many People Are Named Ennis?
An estimated 1,506 people in the United States have the first name Ennis. It is predominantly male (90.9%). The average bearer is 55 years old, and Ennis peaked in popularity in 1918 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ennis 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 Ennis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,506
About 1 in 227,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1918
70 births
Total Registered
3,516
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ennis
Ennis is predominantly male (90.9%), though 320 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ennis as a male name
Ranked #5,970 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (62 births)
Ennis as a female name
Ranked #6,900 in 1963
5 female births in 1963
Peak: 1916 (19 births)
Ennis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ennis span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 553 babies were registered. Ennis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ennis by Decade
How has Ennis 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.
Ennis by State
Birth registrations for Ennis span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee. On average, about 70 Enniss were registered per state.
Ennis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ennis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ennis
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ennis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ennis?
We estimate approximately 1,506 people named Ennis 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 227,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Ennis a common name?
Ennis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,516 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ennis most popular?
Ennis reached peak popularity in 1918, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ennis is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ennis a male name?
Ennis is predominantly male. 90.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ennis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ennis Smith, Ennis Johnson, Ennis 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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