Enis
Enis is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian.
- Turkish
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Enis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Enis is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
The Story of Enis
As a girl name
Enis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 21 births, good for #1,889 nationwide. About 44% of every Enis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Enis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1934, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 293 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Enis as a boy name dates back to 1916, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Enis — #5,901 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Enis on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Enis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 274 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Enis
Enis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 293 births in the dataset. Enis's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Enis'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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