Enola
Enola is an English feminine given name often taken from the English word alone spelled backwards. It is also an English spelling of a Cherokee name meaning black fox.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Enola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Enola is an English feminine given name often taken from the English word alone spelled backwards. It is also an English spelling of a Cherokee name meaning black fox.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Enola
Enola 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 1953, when 99 Enolas were born — ranking #948 that year. As of 2026, Enola ranks #2,533 for baby girls with 70 births, rising sharply (+121% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Enolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Enola
Enola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Enola's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #614. Use the chart and map above to compare Enola'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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