Enda
Enda is an Irish given name. Though predominantly a male name, it can refer to a man or a woman.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Enda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Enda is an Irish given name. Though predominantly a male name, it can refer to a man or a woman.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Enda
Enda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1904, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 13 births, good for #2,612 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Endas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1973 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 238 Endas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Enda
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Enda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Éanna
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About the name Enda
Enda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 238 births in the dataset. Enda's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,612. Use the chart and map above to compare Enda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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