How Many People Are Named Enya?
An estimated 1,221 people in the United States have the first name Enya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Enya peaked in popularity in 2002 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Enya 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 Enya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Enya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,221
About 1 in 280,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2002
77 births
Total Registered
1,238
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Enya
Enya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,238 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Enya as a female name
Ranked #4,126 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (77 births)
Enya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Enya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 511 babies were registered. While Enya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Enya by Decade
How has Enya 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.
Enya by State
Birth registrations for Enya span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 36 Enyas were registered per state.
Enya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Enya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Enya
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Enya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enya?
We estimate approximately 1,221 people named Enya 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 280,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Enya a common name?
Enya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,238 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Enya most popular?
Enya reached peak popularity in 2002, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Enya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Enya a female name?
Enya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Enya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Enya Smith, Enya Johnson, Enya 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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