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Enya

Girl

Meaning of Enya: Irish: 'fire'

Enya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3839th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 918th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3839

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#918

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,274

First recorded 1989 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 54 babies2002: 77 babies2003: 70 babies2004: 49 babies2005: 51 babies2006: 60 babies2007: 45 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 40 babies2010: 42 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 36 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 36 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Enya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 77.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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