NameTides

Enya

Enya was the #3,975 girls' name in the US in 2025 (36 babies), and #778 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Enya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Enya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Enya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,975 (36)#778 (47)—#161 (11)#304 (13)#1,974 (11)
2024#4,114 (35)#918 (39)—#337 (4)#556 (6)#2,975 (6)
2023#3,225 (50)#813 (44)—#209 (8)#339 (11)#2,203 (9)
2022#4,041 (36)#729 (50)#760 (3)#201 (9)#420 (9)—
2021#5,237 (24)#640 (60)—#223 (8)#336 (12)#2,616 (7)
2020#3,915 (36)#792 (46)#765 (3)#158 (12)#495 (7)#3,251 (5)
2019#5,163 (25)#854 (43)#765 (3)#189 (10)#621 (5)#1,922 (11)
2018#4,458 (31)#689 (58)#680 (4)#238 (7)#512 (7)#1,862 (11)
2017#4,220 (34)#808 (48)—#215 (8)#579 (6)#3,307 (5)
2016#3,996 (37)#813 (47)#798 (3)#175 (12)#515 (7)#2,383 (8)
2015#3,989 (37)#745 (52)—#223 (8)#660 (5)#2,179 (9)
2014#3,369 (47)#558 (76)#802 (3)#191 (10)#494 (8)#2,374 (8)
2013#5,143 (26)#712 (56)—#218 (9)#540 (7)#3,286 (5)
2012#4,216 (35)#679 (61)#525 (6)#229 (8)#560 (7)#1,248 (20)
2011#3,999 (37)#789 (47)—#311 (5)#359 (13)#1,305 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2002 at #2,158.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1989.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,400uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 660common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Enya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 36,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 61,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Enya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Enya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EnyaCanadaGirls#1,97411
EnyaEngland & WalesGirls#77847
EnyaIrelandGirls#30413
EnyaNorthern IrelandGirls#16111
EnyaScotlandGirls—too few
EnyaUSGirls#3,97536