Enoch

Enoch: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dedicated”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
EE-nuk · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Hebrew Hanokh/Chanokh, traditionally interpreted as 'dedicated' or 'trained'. In the Bible, Enoch is the name of several figures, including the ancestor who 'walked with God'.

How popular is Enoch?

2024110 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Enoch in 2024367

2024 rank#718 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 188012,759

Enoch is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Enoch

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Enoch questions

What does the name Enoch mean?

Enoch means "dedicated". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Hanokh/Chanokh, traditionally interpreted as 'dedicated' or 'trained'. In the Bible, Enoch is the name of several figures, including the ancestor who 'walked with God'.

Is Enoch a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Enoch?

367 US babies were named Enoch in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Enoch?

Enoch is usually pronounced EE-nuk.

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.