Fun Facts About the Name Enes
- 669 babies named Enes: U.S. records list 669 babies given the name Enes from 1880 through 2025. Even 275 boys received the name Enes.
What Does the Name Enes Mean?
Enes is a masculine name used chiefly in Turkish and in the Muslim communities of the Balkans. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Anas (أنس), built on the root ʾ-n-s, which carries the sense of being sociable, friendly, and at ease with others. The noun anas means "friendliness," "sociability," or "companionship," and the same root gives Arabic insān, "human being," and ins, "humans." The literal etymological sense is friendly sociability rather than a description of anyone's character.
Enes should not be confused with the biblical name Enosh, or its Greek and Latin forms Enos, which come from a separate Hebrew name (אֱנוֹשׁ) meaning "man" or "human." The two look alike in Latin letters and rest on similar Semitic roots, but they are distinct names with separate histories.
Enes Name History & Origins
The Arabic name Anas was in use in Arabia before Islam. Its best-known early bearer is Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad who entered his household as a boy and served him for about ten years. He later settled in Basra and is remembered in Islamic tradition as one of the last surviving companions of the Prophet. Through his prominence and through the general spread of Arabic names with Islam, Anas became widely used across the Muslim world.
When Arabic names entered Turkish, they were adjusted to Turkish sounds and spelling. Arabic Anas became Turkish Enes, with the short vowel written and pronounced as e, and the final letter pronounced as a voiceless s as in English "s." Enes is the usual Turkish spelling and form, while Anas remains standard in Arabic-speaking countries. The name also appears among Bosniaks, Albanians, and other Muslim communities in southeastern Europe, where names of Arabic origin entered through Ottoman and Islamic influence.
How Popular is the Name Enes?
Enes has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1915. Its best rank was #1,266 in 1915.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | #3,193 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #3,571 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,683 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,046 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,912 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,224 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,420 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #3,125 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #2,610 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #2,219 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #2,078 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1923 | #2,509 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #2,137 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1921 | #1,552 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1920 | #1,904 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #1,815 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1918 | #1,549 | 27 | 0.0023% |
| 1917 | #1,411 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1916 | #1,455 | 26 | 0.0025% |
| 1915 | #1,266 | 31 | 0.0032% |
| 1914 | #1,762 | 15 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #1,803 | 12 | 0.0019% |
| 1912 | #1,751 | 11 | 0.0020% |
| 1911 | #2,029 | 7 | 0.0017% |
| 1909 | #2,314 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,835 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,218 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #7,885 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,502 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,700 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #7,157 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #12,714 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #8,349 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,765 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,861 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #6,404 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #6,738 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #5,555 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #6,040 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,336 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,546 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,351 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #6,763 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #8,204 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #7,277 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,248 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #6,386 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,213 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #6,151 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,474 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,054 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,050 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,478 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Enes Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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