Ena

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A few things about Ena you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ena

Ena Shibahara

US, later Japanese, tennis player

Choose Ena and your child shares a first name with Ena Shibahara, an US, later Japanese, tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ena, like who?” Ena Shibahara's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 36,496 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ena, 44 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ena would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEna has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Enas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1906, when it ranked #349. Today it's #3,459, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowEna is 2.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 75,758 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 36,496.
• 🚀TrendEna has climbed 148 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,459. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Ena

Ena is a girl name of Celtic, Gaelic and Greek origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with E and ending in “-ena”. US birth records list Ena for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 143 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked #349 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,459, with 44 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesGaelic namesGreek namesIrish names