Enid
Enid is a feminine given name. Its origin is Middle Welsh eneit, meaning 'spirit; life; purity'.
Meaning & Origin of Enid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Enid is a feminine given name. Its origin is Middle Welsh eneit, meaning 'spirit; life; purity'.
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The Story of Enid
Enid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1885, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 261 Enids were born — ranking #412 that year. As of 2026, Enid ranks #3,560 for baby girls with 43 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Enids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Enid
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), British author and playwright
- Enid Bakewell (born 1940), English cricketer
- Enid Bennett (1893–1969), Australian-born American silent film actress
- Enid Bishop (born 1925), Australian librarian
- Enid Blyton (1897–1968), British children's writer
- Enid Borden , American founder, president and CEO of the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger
- Enid Bosworth Lorimer (1887–1982), Australian actress and director
- Enid Campbell (1932–2010), Australian legal scholar and law professor
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Names that sound like Enid
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About the name Enid
Enid is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Enid's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #412. Use the chart and map above to compare Enid'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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