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Enid

Girl

Meaning of Enid: Welsh: 'soul, life'

Enid is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4369th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1036th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4369

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1036

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,240

First recorded 1885 · peak 1920

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 38 babies1982: 37 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 28 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 24 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Enid per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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