Allen vs Enoch
Allen and Enochcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2010, Allen was ranked #720 and Enoch #611 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Allen was ranked #4270 and Enoch #857 among boys in England and Wales.
Allen and Enoch over time
Allen and Enoch appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Enoch held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Allen in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Allen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Enoch in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Allen and Enoch changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #4270 and #857.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Allen held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Enoch in 24.
Highest recorded here: Allen #1079 in 2007, Enoch #857 in 2024.
The order changed in 2005: Enoch moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1110 and #2070; by 2005 that had become #1377 and #1246.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Allen #4270, Enoch #857.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Allen | Enoch |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allen and Enoch both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1960
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1960).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Enoch
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys