Boys' name · peaked in 2000
Enrique name popularity since 1925
60,249 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Enrique. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Enrique is about 32 years old in 2026. Enrique peaked in 2000 as the #221 name for boys, and it ranked #571 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,249
- Named Enrique, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #571
- for boys in 2025 (517 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 260 girls · 59,989 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Enrique made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Enrique births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Enrique both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1929 and 1934, Enrique's share of baby boys fell by 41%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, it became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 5,010 baby boys to 1 in 3,190.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Enrique's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Enrique.
Decade by decade
Babies named Enrique in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 854 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,305 | #559 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,733 | #465 |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,829 | #447 |
| 1960s | 14 | 4,200 | #409 |
| 1970s | 86 | 6,166 | #296 |
| 1980s | 83 | 7,625 | #293 |
| 1990s | 51 | 11,782 | #262 |
| 2000s | 16 | 12,930 | #261 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,295 | #430 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,270 | #571 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.5% of babies named Enrique from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Enrique is most popular
The index compares Enrique's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Enrique.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.57× | 16,168 |
| Arizona | 3.19× | 2,386 |
| California | 3.07× | 18,753 |
| New Mexico | 2.86× | 913 |
| Nevada | 2.06× | 423 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Enrique's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Enrique.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Enrique (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data