Enya
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning bright or shining one; from aigneis.
Enya by the numbers
In 2025, 47 babies in England and Wales were named Enya. In the US, 34 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 77 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
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Other names that mean light
Like Enya, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
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