Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Enos
“mankind”·“a man”
Enos is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “mankind” (Hebrew) and “a man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “mankind” (Hebrew) and “a man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Enos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,991
- 3,991 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 38
- #3,148 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 38 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,148 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 1921. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,154 as a first name in 2020; 7,657 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Enos’s family of names
Enos has a related form in Enoes. Enos has a related form in Enows.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Enos
- Enos T. ThroopAmerican politician (1784-1874)
- Enos CabellAmerican baseball playerborn 1949
- Enos HookAmerican politician1804–1841
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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