How Many People Are Named Enola?
An estimated 1,175 people in the United States have the first name Enola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Enola peaked in popularity in 1953 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Enola 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 Enola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,175
About 1 in 291,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1953
99 births
Total Registered
3,040
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Enola
Enola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,040 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Enola as a female name
Ranked #2,889 in 2024
57 female births in 2024
Peak: 1953 (99 births)
Enola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Enola span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 561 babies were registered. While Enola is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Enola by Decade
How has Enola 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.
Enola by State
Birth registrations for Enola span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, California. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 64 Enolas were registered per state.
Enola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Enola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Enola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enola?
We estimate approximately 1,175 people named Enola 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 291,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Enola a common name?
Enola is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,040 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Enola most popular?
Enola reached peak popularity in 1953, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Enola is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Enola a female name?
Enola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Enola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Enola Smith, Enola Johnson, Enola 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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