Enes
Originating from Turkish, meaning "kind, benevolent, friendly".
Name Census estimates that about 271 living Americans carry the first name Enes. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 59.8% of registrations being female. The average person named Enes today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Enes births was 1915 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Enes. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Enes with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Enes was once a predominantly female name but has become increasingly popular for boys in recent decades.
People living today
271
~ 1 in 1,264,776 Americans
Peak year
1915
31 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,193
Tracked since 1909
Census
Enes in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 912 people with the first name Enes, which placed it at #13,300 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,300
National first-name rank
People counted
912
912 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Enes
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Enes is White at 89.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Black (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Enes described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Enes at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.8% · 819
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 49
- Black or African American1.6% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 14
- Two or more races1.3% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Enes
Enes is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 659 total registrations, 265 (40.2%) were male and 394 (59.8%) were female.
Enes as a male name
- Ranked #9,218 in 2024
- 8 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (16 births)
Enes as a female name
- Ranked #3,193 in 1936
- 8 female births in 1936
- Peak: 1915 (31 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Enes leans strongly male. 770 people counted with this name were male (84.3%), compared with 143 female bearers (15.7%).
Popularity
Enes: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Enes from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 178 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Enes 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 Enes during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Enes' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Pennsylvania, California recorded the most babies named Enes, while Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Enes
The name Enes has its origins in the Turkish language and culture. It is a masculine given name derived from the Arabic word "anees," which means "friend" or "companion." The name is believed to have been in use since the early days of Islam, as it appears in some ancient Islamic texts and records.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Enes can be found in the Hadith literature, which contains the teachings and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. In these texts, Enes is mentioned as the name of one of the Prophet's companions, Enes ibn Malik, who lived in the 7th century CE.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Enes. One of the most famous was Enes ibn Malik himself, who was a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent figure in the early Islamic community. He is known for transmitting numerous hadiths and for his service during various battles and expeditions.
Another important historical figure with the name Enes was Enes al-Jawziyya, a renowned Islamic scholar and theologian who lived in the 12th century CE. He was a prolific writer and authored numerous works on various Islamic subjects, including jurisprudence, theology, and spirituality.
In the Ottoman Empire, the name Enes was borne by several notable individuals, including Enes Behic Efendi, a 19th-century Ottoman diplomat and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier (prime minister) of the Ottoman Empire from 1867 to 1868.
In more recent times, one of the most prominent individuals with the name Enes was Enes Bayraklı, a Turkish poet and writer who lived from 1873 to 1948. He is celebrated for his contributions to Turkish literature and is regarded as one of the most influential poets of the late Ottoman and early Republican periods in Turkey.
Another notable figure named Enes was Enes Arıkan, a Turkish mathematician and academic who lived from 1924 to 2019. He made significant contributions to the field of mathematics and was widely respected for his work in algebra and algebraic geometry.
People
Enes + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Enes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Enes: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enes?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 271 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Enes 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 1,264,776 US residents.
Is Enes a common name?
We classify Enes as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 659 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Enes most popular?
The single biggest year for Enes was 1915, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Enes is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Enes in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 912 people with the name Enes, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,300 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Enes in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Enes?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Enes leans strongly male. 770 people counted with this name were male (84.3%), compared with 143 female bearers (15.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Enes?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Enes is White at 89.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Black (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Enes most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Enes in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.8% (819 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Enes in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Enes a female name?
Yes, 59.8% of people registered as Enes 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.
Is Enes still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Enes in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Enes can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Enes?
You can see how many Americans are named Enes on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.