Ender
Ender is a masculine Turkish given name, derived from the Arabic word Andar (اندر) meaning extremely rare.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Ender
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ender is a masculine Turkish given name, derived from the Arabic word Andar (اندر) meaning extremely rare.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Ender
American parents first put Ender on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 153 Enders were born — ranking #1,264 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Enders. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,505 among baby boy names with 119 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 2K Enders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ender
Ender is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ender's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Ender'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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