Enaya
Girl name · #4736 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Enaya? In official American birth records, Enaya has been tracked continuously since 2000, giving it 25 years of documented American history.
Enaya ranks #4736 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 29 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #6721, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 girls born in 2025 was named Enaya.
The 25-year story
Enaya first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 38 babies and a rank of #3911. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Enaya per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Enaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Enaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Enaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Enaya is most common
State-level data for Enaya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Enaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Enaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaraya, Suraya, Nalaya, Adaya, and Yemaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Enaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4661 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5984 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6721 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9711 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6799 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Enaya?
In official American birth records, the name Enaya first appeared in 2000 (over 25 years ago), when 7 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 25 years.
Is Enaya a popular girl name?
Enaya ranked #4736 among girls in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6721.
When was the name Enaya most popular?
Enaya peaked in 2023, when 38 American girls received the name (ranked #3911 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Enaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American girls was named Enaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.