Enid

Enid: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “soul, life”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: EE-nid · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Used in medieval Welsh legend and popularized in English through literary revival. It is commonly linked to Welsh enaid 'soul, life'.

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How popular is Enid?

20249.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Enid in 202430

2024 rank#4,555 girls

Peak year1911

Total US babies since 18809,210

Enid is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Enid

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Winniefair and blessed · Welsh
Rowynwhite spear · Welsh

Enid questions

What does the name Enid mean?

Enid means "soul, life". It comes from Welsh. Used in medieval Welsh legend and popularized in English through literary revival. It is commonly linked to Welsh enaid 'soul, life'.

Is Enid a boy or girl name?

Enid is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Enid?

30 US babies were named Enid in 2024. Its peak year was 1911.

How do you pronounce Enid?

Enid is usually pronounced EE-nid.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.