How Many People Are Named Enrique?
An estimated 54,451 people in the United States have the first name Enrique. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Enrique peaked in popularity in 2000 with 1,542 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Enrique 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 Enrique paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Enrique is overwhelmingly male, 260 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
54,451
About 1 in 6,295 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2000
1,542 births
Total Registered
60,966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Enrique
Enrique is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 60,966 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Enrique as a male name
Ranked #545 in 2024
543 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (1,537 births)
Enrique as a female name
Ranked #16,550 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1977 (15 births)
Enrique: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Enrique span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 12,946 babies were registered. Enrique has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Enrique by Decade
How has Enrique 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 34 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 112 | 112 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 493 | 493 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 1,432 | 1,432 | 0 | |
| 1930s | 1,310 | 1,305 | 5 | |
| 1940s | 1,733 | 1,733 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 2,834 | 2,829 | 5 | |
| 1960s | 4,213 | 4,199 | 14 | |
| 1970s | 6,251 | 6,165 | 86 | |
| 1980s | 7,706 | 7,623 | 83 | |
| 1990s | 11,832 | 11,781 | 51 | |
| 2000s | 12,946 | 12,930 | 16 | |
| 2010s | 7,291 | 7,291 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 2,751 | 2,751 | 0 | |
Enrique by State
Birth registrations for Enrique span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Mississippi, Delaware. On average, about 1,402 Enriques were registered per state.
Enrique + Last Name Combinations
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Enrique: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enrique?
We estimate approximately 54,451 people named Enrique 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 6,295 Americans share this first name.
Is Enrique a common name?
Enrique is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60,966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Enrique most popular?
Enrique reached peak popularity in 2000, when 1,542 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Enrique is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Enrique a male name?
Enrique is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Enrique Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Enrique Smith, Enrique Johnson, Enrique 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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