Enzo
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Meaning
an older Italian name of uncertain origin, also used as a short form of Vincenzo or Lorenzo
The story
Enzo’s early word history is uncertain. The name reference Behind the Name offers possible connections with Heinz or Anzo in some cases. Enzo can stand on its own, and in modern use also serves as a short form of Vincenzo or Lorenzo. Those different routes cannot be reduced to one certain meaning. A medieval bearer was King Enzo of Sardinia. After the battle of Fossalta in the thirteenth century, he was held prisoner in Bologna, in the building now called Palazzo Re Enzo.
Enzo Ferrari supplies the name’s lasting association with motor racing. He raced for Alfa Romeo, then ran the Scuderia Ferrari racing team in Modena and went on to build cars under his own surname. The first Ferrari car, the 125 S, appeared in 1947.
Uruguayan footballer Enzo Francescoli played for River Plate in Argentina and later served as the club’s sporting director. Enzo Fernández’s father named his son in Francescoli’s honor.
The formal names behind Enzo
Enzo is an established short form of each of these names.
Vincenzo · Italian origin · Italian form of Vincent, 'conquering' (Latin vincere)
Lorenzo · Italian origin · Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius, "from Laurentum"; the place-name is probably related to Latin laurus, "laurel"
How popular is Enzo around the world?
In the United States, 21,006 babies were named Enzo between 2020 and 2025. In Argentina, 5,837 newborns were given the name Enzo in 2024.
Enzo is on the official records of the United States, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Montevideo, Spain, Brazil, France, England and Wales, Canada, Scotland, Chile, New Zealand, Ireland, Austria, Mexico City, South Australia and Poland.
Enzo crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record, of a Spanish-speaking one and of Brazil’s 2022 census, which counts people of every age. The full lists: English and Spanish · English and Portuguese · Spanish and Portuguese
United States
1 in 1,000
In the United States, 21,006 babies were named Enzo between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Enzo peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Argentina
1 in 110
In Argentina, 5,837 newborns were given the name Enzo in 2024.
share of that year’s name registrations
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Puerto Rico
1 in 260
In Puerto Rico, 70 babies were named Enzo in 2025, and 338 have carried the name since 1998.
share of that year’s births on record
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
Montevideo City
1 in 3502011
In Montevideo, 70 boys named Enzo were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
Spain
#9 · 2024
In Spain, 23,691 residents are named Enzo, the 137th most common name among men, with a mean age of 6.8 years.
In Spain, Enzo was the 9th most common name among boys born in 2024.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Brazil
1 in 500
At the 2022 census, 404,088 people in Brazil were named Enzo, the 67th most common name, with a median age of 6.
Among people named Enzo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
The census also counted 115,040 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
France
1 in 940
In France, about 685 boys named Enzo were born in 2025, the 91st most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
England and Wales
1 in 950
In England and Wales, 617 boys named Enzo were born in 2025, the 84th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
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
Canada
1 in 1,300
In Canada, 279 boys named Enzo were born in 2024, the 112th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Scotland
1 in 1,600
In Scotland, 29 boys named Enzo were registered in 2024, the 155th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Chile
1 in 1,700
In Chile, 107 boys were registered as Enzo in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
share of that year’s name registrations
First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021
New Zealand
1 in 1,700
In New Zealand, 34 boys named Enzo were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Ireland
1 in 2,700
In Ireland, 20 boys named Enzo were born in 2025, the 232nd 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
Austria
1 in 3,300
In Austria, 23 boys named Enzo were born in 2025, the 250th most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Mexico City City
1 in 4,700
In Mexico City, there were 25 registrations of Enzo in 2022.
share of that year’s registrations in the city
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (3 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Enzo in 2017.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Poland
1 in 25,000
In Poland, 10 boys named Enzo were born in 2025, the 330th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)
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 Enzo
Most people given the name Enzo in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Where Enzo travels
Italian Argentine · an Italian name of uncertain origin, also a short form of Vincenzo or Lorenzo; the footballer Enzo Fernández was named after River Plate player Enzo Francescoli
Italian American · nickname-style short form of Vincenzo/Lorenzo, now a stylish standalone favorite
Keep exploring
Names like Enzo · Names that go with Enzo · Middle names for Enzo · Italian Argentine baby names · Italian Brazilian baby names · Global crossover names · Italian American baby names · Spanish baby names · Portuguese and Brazilian baby names · Short names · What is Enzo short for?
The Enzo deep dive
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