How Many People Are Named Enoch?
An estimated 8,861 people in the United States have the first name Enoch. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Enoch peaked in popularity in 2023 with 375 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Enoch 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 Enoch paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,861
About 1 in 38,681 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2023
375 births
Total Registered
12,759
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Enoch
Enoch is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,759 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Enoch as a male name
Ranked #718 in 2024
367 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (375 births)
Enoch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Enoch span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,771 babies were registered. While Enoch is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Enoch by Decade
How has Enoch 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.
Enoch by State
Birth registrations for Enoch span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in New Mexico, North Dakota, Kansas. On average, about 172 Enochs were registered per state.
Enoch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Enoch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Enoch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enoch?
We estimate approximately 8,861 people named Enoch 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 38,681 Americans share this first name.
Is Enoch a common name?
Enoch is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,759 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Enoch most popular?
Enoch reached peak popularity in 2023, when 375 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Enoch is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Enoch a male name?
Enoch is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Enoch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Enoch Smith, Enoch Johnson, Enoch 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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