Endya
Of unknown origin, a unique feminine name that may mean "friend".
Name Census estimates that about 276 living Americans carry the first name Endya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Endya today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Endya births was 2001 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Endya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
276
~ 1 in 1,241,864 Americans
Peak year
2001
22 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2021 SSA rank
#11,427
Tracked since 1985
Popularity
Endya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Endya from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 142 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Endya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Endya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Endya
The name Endya has its origins in the ancient Hittite civilization of Anatolia, located in what is now modern-day Turkey. Endya can be traced back to the Hittite word "endu", which means "life" or "living". The name is thought to have emerged around the 2nd millennium BCE, during the height of the Hittite Empire.
The earliest known recorded use of the name Endya dates back to around 1500 BCE, where it appears in Hittite cuneiform tablets and inscriptions. These ancient texts often referred to individuals with the name Endya, suggesting it was a common name among the Hittite people.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Endya was a Hittite priestess who lived around 1350 BCE. She is mentioned in several Hittite religious texts and was known for her important role in the worship of the goddess Ishtar.
In the centuries following the decline of the Hittite Empire, the name Endya seems to have fallen out of widespread use. However, it resurfaced in the writings of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who mentioned a woman named Endya from the city of Ephesus in the 5th century BCE.
Another notable figure with the name Endya was a Byzantine princess who lived in the 11th century CE. She was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and played an influential role in the imperial court of Constantinople.
In the 13th century, an Italian scholar and philosopher named Endya da Montefalco gained recognition for his work on natural philosophy and the study of the natural world. He was born in 1210 in the town of Montefalco, Italy, and his writings were widely read throughout Europe during his lifetime.
A more recent example of the name Endya can be found in the 16th century, with the life of Endya Scaliger, a Renaissance scholar and poet from Italy. Born in 1540 in Verona, she was celebrated for her mastery of Latin and Greek literature and her contributions to the humanist movement.
While the name Endya has become relatively rare in modern times, it remains a unique and historically significant name with roots dating back to the ancient civilizations of Anatolia and the Mediterranean region.
People
Endya + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Endya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Endya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 276 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Endya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,241,864 US residents.
Is Endya a common name?
We classify Endya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 282 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Endya most popular?
The single biggest year for Endya was 2001, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Endya is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Endya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Endya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.