Enis
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in England and Wales.
Enis by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Enis.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
What we can tell you about Enis
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Enis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Erisdiscord; strife; Greek goddess126 in the US (2017)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Enosmankind, human being33 in the US (2017)
- Ennisone choice or single7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ediswealthy guardian; a form of Edward3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Enysrainbow; cornish place name5 in England and Wales (2025)
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