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Ena

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What official birth registration shows about Ena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1501 to #4598.20052010201520202025#1501#4598
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3824
1999#2770
2002#4137
2004#4598
2005#2970
2006#2320
2007#1965
2008#1914
2009#2535
2010#2589
2011#1665
2012#2717
2013#2649
2014#1501
2015#1783
2016#2233
2017#1995
2018#1977
2019#1854
2020#2449
2021#1692
2022#2325
2023#2346
2024#2574
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 10 of the 52 years from 1971 to 2022.

In 2023: #328 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2346 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1971–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #328 in Northern Ireland in 2023.

Ena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#257410HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#234611HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#232511HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#169217HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#244910HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#185415HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#197714HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#199514HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#223312HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#178316HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#150120HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#27179HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#166517HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#25359HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#191413HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#196512HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#29706HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3284HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6775HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#5213HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4663HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ena is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ena, between 1971 and 2025, in 30 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1987England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2014Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 202319712025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1971–202210#446 in 1987
England and Wales1997–202525#1501 in 2014
Northern Ireland20231#328 in 2023

Its high point came 36 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1987) than in Northern Ireland (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1971; it appears again in 1980.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ena

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1971–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #328 in Northern Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.