Given name & surname
Enzi
“a strong young boy”
Enzi is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a strong young boy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a strong young boy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Enzi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 179
- 134 boys · 45 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,935 for boys · #12,295 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +235%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,935 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Enzi’s family of names
Enzi has a related form in Enzea. Enzi has a related form in Enzee. Enzi has a related form in Enzey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Enzi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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