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Enrique

/ɛˈnɹikeɪ/ · 100% boys · #571 in the US for boys, 2025

Enrique has been given to about 61,494 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ɛˈnɹikeɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 53,856
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Enrique per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 1,542
  • Born in 2025517
  • All time61,494
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Enrique?

Enrique ranks 571st among American boys in 2025, with 517 born that year. Its best year was 2000, when 1,542 babies were given the name, ranking 221st. The typical living American called Enrique is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Enrique

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dominque0.59
  2. Enrico0.58
  3. Dominique0.52
  4. Domonique0.52
  5. Eric0.47
  6. Jacque0.50
  7. Eddie0.47
  8. Erik0.47

Middle names for Enrique

Ranked by flow score
  1. Enrique Paul0.87
  2. Enrique John0.87
  3. Enrique Blake0.86
  4. Enrique Wade0.86
  5. Enrique Ross0.86
  6. Enrique Quinn0.86

Sibling names for Enrique

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Juliobrother · 0.99
  2. Arturobrother · 0.99
  3. Gerardobrother · 0.99
  4. Abbysister · 0.98
  5. Carolinasister · 0.97
  6. Serenasister · 0.96

Where Enrique is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.09%
  2. California0.04%
  3. Arizona0.04%
  4. Oklahoma0.04%
  5. Nevada0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Enrique White0.82
  2. Enrique Nguyen0.82
  3. Enrique Moore0.82
  4. Enrique Hill0.82
  5. Enrique Hall0.82
  6. Enrique Brown0.82

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 Enrique

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Enrique 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, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.