Enya
Girl · EN-ya · Irish
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Enya is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “kernel, grain”. In 2025 it ranked 698th for girls in the UK (58 babies) and 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Enya mean?
Irish: phonetic spelling of Eithne
“kernel, grain”
Phonetic spelling of the Irish name Eithne, made famous by the Irish singer Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin).
- Say it
- EN-ya
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Is Enya a girl's or a boy's name?
Enya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 58 girls in the UK and 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Enya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #698among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 4,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 58 girls in the UK were named Enya, making it the 698th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 665th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 89 girls.
Half of all the girls named Enya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 778th in England and Wales and 161st in Northern Ireland.
Enya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #698 |
| 2024 | 43 | #899 |
| 2023 | 52 | #747 |
| 2022 | 62 | #661 |
| 2021 | 68 | #617 |
| 2020 | 61 | #665 |
| 2019 | 56 | #753 |
| 2018 | 69 | #644 |
| 2017 | 56 | #777 |
| 2016 | 62 | #727 |
| 2015 | 62 | #702 |
| 2014 | 89 | #532 |
| 2013 | 67 | #664 |
| 2012 | 75 | #620 |
| 2011 | 54 | #755 |
| 2010 | 62 | #669 |
| 2009 | 62 | #652 |
| 2008 | 70 | #594 |
| 2007 | 69 | #586 |
| 2006 | 75 | #537 |
| 2005 | 53 | #653 |
| 2004 | 60 | #576 |
| 2003 | 49 | #647 |
| 2002 | 48 | #629 |
| 2001 | 47 | #621 |
| 2000 | 45 | #642 |
| 1999 | 54 | #571 |
| 1998 | 43 | #648 |
| 1997 | 51 | #579 |
| 1996 | 35 | #719 |
How popular is Enya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Enya, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,914th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Enya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Enya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4,113 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4,039 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,914 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4,457 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4,219 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,988 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3,367 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,998 |
| 2010 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,887 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3,077 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2,365 |
| 2002 | 77 | #2,155 |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,736 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Enya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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