Enrique
A masculine Spanish name derived from the German name Heinrich, meaning "estate ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 54,451 living Americans carry the first name Enrique. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Enrique today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Enrique births was 2000 (1,542 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Enrique. 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 Enrique with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Enrique is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 260 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
54K
~ 1 in 6,295 Americans
Peak year
2000
1,542 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#545
Tracked since 1880
Census
Enrique in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 90,045 people with the first name Enrique, which placed it at #590 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
#590
National first-name rank
People counted
90K
90,045 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
29.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Enrique
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Enrique is Hispanic at 95.1%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.8%). 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 Enrique 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 Enrique at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.1% · 85,656
- White1.8% · 1,665
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 1,629
- Black or African American0.9% · 796
- Two or more races0.2% · 164
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 135
Gender
Gender distribution for Enrique
Out of the 60,966 babies given the name Enrique since 1880, 99.6% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Enrique as a male name
- Ranked #545 in 2024
- 543 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2000 (1,537 births)
Enrique as a female name
- Ranked #16,550 in 2003
- 5 female births in 2003
- Peak: 1977 (15 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Enrique appears almost entirely male. Of the 90,043 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Enrique: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Enrique from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 12,946 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
Enrique 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 Enrique during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Enriques live
The SSA's state-level files cover 41 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Enrique, while Wyoming, Mississippi, Delaware recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 1,402 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Enrique
The name Enrique is derived from the Germanic name Heimric, which is composed of the elements "heim" meaning "home" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power." It was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula by the Visigoths, a Germanic people who ruled parts of Spain and Portugal from the 5th to the 8th centuries.
In the Spanish language, the name Enrique evolved from the Germanic Heimric, with the initial "H" being dropped and the "c" being replaced by "qu" to represent the "k" sound. The name gained widespread popularity in Spain and its territories during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Enrique can be found in the 11th-century Codex Calixtinus, a medieval manuscript that documents the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The text mentions an Enrique, Count of Portugal, who lived in the early 12th century.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Enrique. One of the most famous was Enrique I (1204-1217), also known as Henry I of Castile, who reigned as King of Castile and Toledo from 1214 until his death. Another prominent Enrique was Enrique II (1333-1379), known as Henry II of Castile, who overthrew his half-brother Peter the Cruel to become King of Castile and León in 1369.
In the 15th century, Enrique IV (1425-1474), known as Henry IV of Castile, was a controversial ruler whose reign was marked by political instability and internal conflicts. During the 16th century, Enrique II (1519-1559), also known as Henry II of France, was a prominent monarch who reigned as King of France from 1547 until his accidental death in a jousting tournament in 1559.
Another notable figure was Enrique II (1535-1592), known as Henry II of Navarre, who later became King of France as Henry IV after converting to Catholicism. He is remembered for issuing the Edict of Nantes in 1598, which granted religious freedoms to Protestants in France.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Enrique
People
Enrique + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Enrique 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
Enrique: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enrique?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 54,451 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Enrique 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 6,295 US residents.
Is Enrique a common name?
We classify Enrique as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 60,966 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Enrique most popular?
The single biggest year for Enrique was 2000, when 1,542 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Enrique is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Enrique in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 90,045 people with the name Enrique, or 29.81 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #590 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 Enrique 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 Enrique?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Enrique appears almost entirely male. Of the 90,043 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Enrique?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Enrique is Hispanic at 95.1%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.8%). 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 Enrique most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Enrique in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.1% (85,656 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 Enrique in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Enrique a male name?
Yes, 99.6% of people registered as Enrique in the SSA data are male. 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 Enrique still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Enrique 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 Enrique 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 common is the name Enrique?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Enrique on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.