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Ender

/ˈɛndɚ/ · 99% boys · 93 born in 2025

Ender has been given to about 1,876 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛndɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,860
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ender per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 153
  • Born in 202593
  • All time1,876

How popular is Ender?

Its best year was 2022, when 153 babies were given the name, ranking 1264th. The typical living American called Ender is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ender

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ander0.78
  2. Denver0.75
  3. Leander0.74
  4. Evander0.74
  5. Elmer0.70
  6. Spencer0.68
  7. Ever0.70
  8. Zander0.68

Middle names for Ender

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ender Paul0.77
  2. Ender John0.77
  3. Ender Blake0.76
  4. Ender Wade0.76
  5. Ender Quinn0.76
  6. Ender Jude0.76

Sibling names for Ender

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westynbrother · 0.95
  2. Matheobrother · 0.95
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.95
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.95
  5. Laylanisister · 0.95
  6. Neriahsister · 0.94

Where Ender is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.01%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ender Anderson0.77
  2. Ender White0.72
  3. Ender Nguyen0.72
  4. Ender Moore0.72
  5. Ender Hill0.72
  6. Ender Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ender

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ender across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.