Enosh
Enosh is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew.
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Enosh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Enosh is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Enosh
The earliest SSA record of Enosh as a baby boy name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Enosh — #9,584 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Enosh on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Enosh last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Enosh
Enosh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Enosh's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #9,584. Use the chart and map above to compare Enosh'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.