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Enzo

Say it EN-zoh 2 syllables

Italian · “home + ruler”

Loved in Spain and 1 more place. Common in France, England and Wales, Switzerland, and 3 more places. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 15 more places.

1 in 78 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 15 there.

Enzo in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 2, common in 6, rare in 18.
Enzo in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales84 (up)20256171 in 4411852020
Scotland144 (up)2025311 in 6343242020
Northern Ireland199 (new in the list)2025101 in 828Not listed2020
Ireland232 (up)2025201 in 1,1864962020
North America
Ontario (province)138 (up)202494about 1 in 6372102019
Quebec (province)47 (up)2025122about 1 in 238782020
British Columbia (province)84 (up)202339about 1 in 3341352018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France90 (down)20256851 in 442362020
Netherlands458 (up)202532about 1 in 2,0794792020
Central Europe
Austria250 (up)2025231 in 1,6553982020
Switzerland54 (up)20251101 in 327742020
Berlin (city)316 (up)202310about 1 in 1,5518342018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)Rare: below the complete list20236442018
Bonn (city)397 (new in the list)20251about 1 in 3,170Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)241 (up)20252about 1 in 1,4384032020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Sweden198 (down)202549about 1 in 8801842020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
Spain9 (up)20242,028132019
Catalonia (region)15 (up)20252661 in 78162020
Italy297 (new in the list)2024441 in 4,304Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland330 (up)2025101 in 12,6404402020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
Argentina6 (new in the list)20245,829Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

In Italian, Enzo is the equivalent of the English Hank. It comes from the German Heinz, a pet form of Heinrich, from Old High German words for 'home' and 'ruler'.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, EN-zoh, and a bright, lively sound. Related names include Hank, Heinrich, Heinz and Enrico.

Enzo is popular in Argentina, Spain and Catalonia, and it holds a place in Quebec, England and Wales and British Columbia. It was rare in the United States and Britain until early this century. French records put its peak in the mid-2000s, and it is rising in most of the places that record it.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
EN-zoh · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“home + ruler”
Origin
Italian
Related names
Hank, Heinrich, Heinz, Enrico
Where Enzo comes from (Wiktionary)

Borrowed from Italian Enzo (equivalent to English Hank), from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”)), from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, from Proto-Indo-European roots. Rare in the US and UK prior to 2003, popularized in the 2000s.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Enzo. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Enzo over time

Rising in 9 of the 15 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in France: 2005.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Enzo in England and Wales: #2,020 in 1996, rising to a peak of #84 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #2,020, 5 boys1997: #1,345, 9 boys1998: #1,485, 8 boys1999: #1,281, 10 boys2000: #1,330, 10 boys2001: #1,286, 11 boys2002: #1,322, 11 boys2003: #1,513, 10 boys2004: #1,077, 18 boys2005: #691, 37 boys2006: #624, 45 boys2007: #492, 66 boys2008: #484, 72 boys2009: #498, 70 boys2010: #400, 99 boys2011: #354, 123 boys2012: #380, 110 boys2013: #320, 133 boys2014: #332, 136 boys2015: #313, 149 boys2016: #275, 185 boys2017: #207, 252 boys2018: #211, 248 boys2019: #181, 287 boys2020: #185, 285 boys2021: #151, 380 boys2022: #140, 391 boys2023: #95, 564 boys2024: #92, 584 boys2025: #84, 617 boys#2,020 in 1996#84in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
19962,0205
19971,3459
19981,4858
19991,28110
20001,33010
20011,28611
20021,32211
20031,51310
20041,07718
200569137
200662445
200749266
200848472
200949870
201040099
2011354123
2012380110
2013320133
2014332136
2015313149
2016275185
2017207252
2018211248
2019181287
2020185285
2021151380
2022140391
202395564
202492584
202584617

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Enzo in France since 1925 were born in or after 2007. Peak: 2005, about 2,255 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 1.6 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 1.3 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0.7 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0.4 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 2.1 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 3 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 5.4 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 4.3 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 2.7 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 1.6 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 2.5 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 10.8 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 89.9 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 403.4 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 1,492 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 1,914 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 1,211.6 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 672.8 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 374.1 per 100,000 boys20202025: 226.3 per 100,000 boys20252005-2009: about 1 in 52 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19291.6
1930–19341.3
1935–19390.7
1940–19440.4
1945–19490.5
1950–19542.1
1955–19593
1960–19645.4
1965–19694.3
1970–19742.7
1975–19791.6
1980–19842.5
1985–198910.8
1990–199489.9
1995–1999403.4
2000–20041,492
2005–20091,914
2010–20141,211.6
2015–2019672.8
2020–2024374.1
2025226.3

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Enzo

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Enzo, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 159, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 89, France

  3. 1 in 224, Ireland

  4. 1 in 233, Catalonia

  5. 1 in 312, Ireland

  6. 1 in 192, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 79, Italy

  8. 1 in 190, Catalonia

  9. 1 in 1,042, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 63, Catalonia

All 40 brother names for Enzo

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Enzo's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Enzo Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials E.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Enzo

Sisters for Enzo: Chiara, Elena, Valentina, and 5 more
  1. ChiaraRose and fell with Enzo · Same generation as Enzo
  2. ElenaRose and fell with Enzo · Italian, like Enzo · Same initial as Enzo
  3. ValentinaRose and fell with Enzo · As common as Enzo
  4. AlessiaRose and fell with Enzo · Italian, like Enzo
  5. NoaRose and fell with Enzo · Same generation as Enzo
  6. MargotRose and fell with Enzo · Same generation as Enzo
  7. LolaRose and fell with Enzo · Same generation as Enzo
  8. AnaRose and fell with Enzo · Same generation as Enzo

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Enzo

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Enzo's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 18 more places.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 16 more places.

  3. Rare across the UK, Poland, Israel, and 15 more places.

  4. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 14 more places.

  6. Rare across the UK, Poland, Israel, and 8 more places.

  7. Common in France, England and Wales, the Netherlands, and 11 more places.

  8. Common in Italy, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 11 more places.

Famous people named Enzo

Enzo Ferrari, Enzo Fernández, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Enzo

How popular is Enzo in England and Wales?

Enzo ranked #84 in England and Wales in 2025, given to 617 boys, about 1 in 441.

Is Enzo rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 9 of the 15 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, British Columbia, and 4 other regions.

What does Enzo mean?

Enzo means “home + ruler”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Enzo have?

Enzo has 2 syllables: EN-zoh.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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