Given name
Enya
“a fiery and passionate woman”
Enya is a variant of Ena. One Irish interpretation is “a fiery and passionate woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Enya is a variant of Ena. One Irish interpretation is “a fiery and passionate woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Enya is a variant of Ena. An origin associated with Ena is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Enya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,274
- 0 boys · 1,274 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,007 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,007 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 2002. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,069 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.
Enya’s family of names
Enya has a related form in Ena. In Spanish usage, Enya has a conventional equivalent in the Irish form Eithne.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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