Given name
Enedina
“one who is praised”
Enedina is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is praised.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “one who is praised.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Enedina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,841
- 0 boys · 2,841 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,036 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,036 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,589 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Enedina’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Enedina has a diminutive in Nedi. Enedina has a related form in Enedeana. Enedina has a related form in Enedeanah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ennedinalikely variant
- Nedidiminutive · Asturian
- Enedynahvariant
- Enedynavariant
- Enedeanahvariant
- Enedeanavariant
- Enedeenahvariant
- Enedeenavariant
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