Enki
Boy · EN-kee
Enki is a boys' name, meaning “lord of the earth”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Enki mean?
Sumerian, en 'lord' + ki 'earth'
“lord of the earth”
Enki was the Sumerian god of fresh water, wisdom and crafts, known to the Babylonians as Ea.
- Say it
- EN-kee
Is Enki a girl's or a boy's name?
Enki is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Enki in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Enki, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2015.
Half of all the boys named Enki in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Enki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
Names like Enki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rumi Loki Tru Kairo Akari Yuri Chozen Zuko Sakai Yug Kota Mikko