Fun Facts About the Name Enna
- 629 babies named Enna: U.S. records list 629 babies given the name Enna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Enna Mean?
Enna is a given name whose meaning is not securely established. It is used as a feminine name in English and has the same form as the name of the Sicilian city of Enna. The ancient city name, written Henna or Enna in classical sources, does not provide a reliable personal-name meaning.
The spelling also resembles two Irish names. Enya, an anglicized form of Eithne, is commonly explained as "kernel" or "grain." The separate masculine name Éanna (also Énna, anglicized Enda) is often explained as "bird-like," from Old Irish én, "bird." Neither derivation is securely documented for English Enna, and the similar forms should not be treated as one name without evidence.
Enna Name History & Origins
The Sicilian city of Enna was known in antiquity as Henna or Enna. It was associated with the myth of Persephone, who was said to have been gathering flowers in a meadow near the city when Hades carried her off. The origin of the city's ancient name remains uncertain.
Enna also appears as a personal name in modern English use, but its route into English is not well documented. Irish Éanna has a separate history: it was borne by early Irish saints and kings and was anglicized as Enda. The feminine Irish name Eithne, anglicized as Enya, is an old name associated in myth with the mother of Lugh. The spelling Enna is not securely tied to either Irish tradition.
How Popular is the Name Enna?
Enna 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 2016. Its best rank was #1,086 in 1894.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,393 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #10,495 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,020 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #11,522 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,483 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #7,320 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #6,802 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,659 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #7,977 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,501 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #5,889 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #6,526 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #7,881 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #13,942 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #8,782 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,021 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #10,190 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #7,516 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #7,842 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #9,485 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #17,295 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #7,519 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #9,038 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #12,462 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,384 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #15,150 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #11,508 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,086 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,755 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #12,248 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,953 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #13,639 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,763 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,166 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #10,887 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #8,812 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #5,605 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #6,871 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,929 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,480 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,916 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #5,167 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1940 | #4,545 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1936 | #4,403 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,471 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,416 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,605 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #4,201 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,792 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #4,946 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1927 | #3,374 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #5,081 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,789 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #5,186 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #3,466 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #5,214 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #4,450 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #2,953 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #3,103 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,971 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #3,799 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1905 | #2,031 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1901 | #1,761 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1900 | #1,791 | 6 | 0.0020% |
| 1894 | #1,086 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1893 | #1,325 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1892 | #1,525 | 5 | 0.0024% |
| 1886 | #1,159 | 5 | 0.0035% |
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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