Given name & surname
Enock
“experienced”·“one who is dedicated to God”
Enock is a variant of Enoch. Interpretations include “experienced” (Hebrew) and “one who is dedicated to God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Enock is a variant of Enoch. Interpretations include “experienced” (Hebrew) and “one who is dedicated to God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Enock is a variant of Enoch. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Enock is a variant of Enoch. The history of Enoch gives this family its wider story. Enoch appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Enock through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 106 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,328 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,328 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 674 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 73,195 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Enock
- Enock Mwepuformer Zambian association football playerborn 1998
- Enock KwatengGhanaian and French association football playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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