Enez
Enez is a town in Edirne Province, in East Thrace, Turkey. The ancient name of the town was Ainos, Latinised as Aenus. It is the seat of Enez District. Its population is 4,301 (2022). The mayor is Özkan Günenç (CHP).
Meaning & Origin of Enez
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Enez is a town in Edirne Province, in East Thrace, Turkey. The ancient name of the town was Ainos, Latinised as Aenus. It is the seat of Enez District. Its population is 4,301 (2022). The mayor is Özkan Günenç (CHP).
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The Story of Enez
The earliest SSA record of Enez as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Enez — #3,340 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Enezs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1932 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 98 Enezs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Enez
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- Python of Aenus , a Greek philosopher
- Heraclides of Aenus , a Greek philosopher
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About the name Enez
Enez is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 98 births in the dataset. Enez's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Enez'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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