Enzo
Enzo is a masculine name of Italian origin meaning "home ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 30,021 living Americans carry the first name Enzo. It sits at #74 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Enzo today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Enzo births was 2024 (4,556 babies). In terms of living bearers, it sits close to Katelynn (29,960).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Enzo. 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 Enzo with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Enzo is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 8 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
30K
~ 1 in 11,417 Americans
Peak year
2024
4,556 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#74
Tracked since 1915
Census
Enzo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 14,207 people with the first name Enzo, which placed it at #1,959 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
#1,959
National first-name rank
People counted
14K
14,207 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Enzo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Enzo is White at 43.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (41.6%) and Two or More Races (6.2%). 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 Enzo 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 Enzo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.5% · 6,178
- Hispanic or Latino41.6% · 5,906
- Two or more races6.2% · 886
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.6% · 790
- Black or African American2.8% · 393
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 54
Gender
Gender distribution for Enzo
Out of the 30,415 babies given the name Enzo since 1880, 99.9% 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.
Enzo as a male name
- Ranked #74 in 2024
- 4,548 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (4,548 births)
Enzo as a female name
- Ranked #11,372 in 2024
- 8 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Enzo appears almost entirely male. Of the 14,207 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Enzo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Enzo from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 16,424 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Enzo 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 Enzo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Enzos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 50 states and territories. California, Florida, Texas recorded the most babies named Enzo, while Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 581 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Enzo
The name Enzo is a masculine given name of Italian origin. It is derived from the Old German name Anzo or Enzo, which was a short form of names like Anselm or Hanso. The name Anzo itself is believed to come from the Germanic words "ans" meaning "God" and "helm" meaning "helmet" or "protector."
In Italian, the name Enzo is often associated with the region of Emilia-Romagna, where it has been particularly popular. It is believed to have first emerged as a given name in the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Enzo comes from the 13th century, when it was used for a member of the Bentivoglio family, a noble family from Bologna. Enzo Bentivoglio lived from around 1238 to 1293 and was a prominent figure in the city's politics during that time.
Another notable historical figure with the name Enzo was Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the iconic Italian sports car brand Ferrari. Born in 1898 in Modena, Italy, Enzo Ferrari was a race car driver and entrepreneur who established the Ferrari company in 1939. He passed away in 1988 at the age of 90, leaving behind a lasting legacy in the automotive industry.
In the realm of literature, Enzo is the name of a character in the novel "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein, published in 2008. The novel, narrated from the perspective of a dog named Enzo, explores themes of family, loyalty, and the pursuit of dreams.
Another famous Enzo was Enzo Bearzot, an Italian football manager who coached the Italian national team to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was born in 1927 in Airasca, Italy, and passed away in 2010 at the age of 83.
Enzo Cucchi, born in 1949 in Morro d'Alba, Italy, is a renowned Italian artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and installations. His work often explores themes of memory, mythology, and the human condition, and he has exhibited in major galleries and museums around the world.
While the name Enzo has its roots in Italian culture, it has gained popularity in other parts of the world as well, particularly in Spanish-speaking countries where it is often spelled as Enzo or Enzo. The name has a strong, masculine sound and is often associated with qualities like strength, determination, and a love for life.
People
Enzo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Enzo 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
Enzo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Enzo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 30,021 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Enzo 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 11,417 US residents.
Is Enzo a common name?
We classify Enzo as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 30,415 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Enzo most popular?
The single biggest year for Enzo was 2024, when 4,556 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Enzo is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Enzo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 14,207 people with the name Enzo, or 4.70 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,959 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 Enzo 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 Enzo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Enzo appears almost entirely male. Of the 14,207 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Enzo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Enzo is White at 43.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (41.6%) and Two or More Races (6.2%). 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 Enzo most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Enzo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.5% (6,178 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 Enzo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Enzo a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Enzo 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 Enzo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Enzo 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 Enzo 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 Americans are named Enzo?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.