Enzi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EN-zee
- Origin
- Swahili
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Enzi is a boys' name of Swahili origin, meaning “power, reign”. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Enzi mean?
Swahili: Swahili word; also used as a variant of Enzo
“power, reign”
Is Enzi a girl's or a boy's name?
Enzi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Enzi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Enzi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
How popular is Enzi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 336% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Enzi, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003. 7 girls were also named Enzi in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Enzi in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Enzi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Enzi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie, Ruairi, Bodhi, Eli, Enzo, Kairo, Loki, Eesa, Rumi, Theo, Yunus, Alfie
Names related to Enzi
More Swahili names
Zuri, Imani, Malaika, Emani, Jabari, Zhuri, Imara, Maisha, Asante, Imaani, Malaikah, Taraji, Xuri, Zuriyah, Johari, Simba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Enzi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/enzi, updated 20 October 2026.