Enda
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Meaning
an English spelling of Éanna
How popular is Enda around the world?
In the United States, Enda is not on the Social Security record for 2020 to 2025: names under 5 in a year are withheld at source. In Ireland, 5 boys named Enda were born in 2025, the 577th most common name among boys that year.
Enda is on the official records of Ireland and England and Wales.
United States
under 5 a year
In the United States, Enda is not on the Social Security record for 2020 to 2025: names under 5 in a year are withheld at source.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Ireland
1 in 11,000
In Ireland, 5 boys named Enda were born in 2025, the 577th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
England and Wales
1 in 200,000
In England and Wales, 3 boys named Enda were born in 2025, ranked 5,137th among boys that year.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the South Australia record for 1944 to 2017: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Enda
People given the name Enda in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1969. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Enda deep dive
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