Enrique

What Enrique means

Spanish, from Latin Henrīcus, meaning “home + ruler”

From Latin Henrīcus, derived from Old High German Haimirich, composed of Heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Enrique” (revision 93487137), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Enrique?

US: Falling: down from #430 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #4747 in 2015, #4275 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2000, when 1,537 boys got the name (#221 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 3,304 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 67,984 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.54 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.73 per 1,000 boys), AZ (0.7 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Enrique is #571 in the US and #4275 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Enrique were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Enrique

Boys

• Luis#144Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Antonio#176Same root as Anthony, meaning “flower”^*
• Carlos#150Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*
• Juan#159Spanish, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”^*
• Miguel#212Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael, meaning “who is like God?”^*
• Javier#274Spanish, from Basque Xabier, meaning “the new house”^*

For a sister

• Julia#131Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 2025
• Brianna#222Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #82 in 2015, #222 in 2025
• Hannah#56“grace, gracious, graced with child”^*
• Anna#107Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #107 in 2025
• Emily#34“rival, emulator”^*
• Jasmine#206Editor’s note Down from #110 in 2015 to #206 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Enrique’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.