Enzo

What Enzo means

Means “home + ruler”

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

Source: Wiktionary, “Enzo” (revision 92174342), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Enzo?

US: Rising: up from #330 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #313 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 4,556 boys got the name (#72 that year). First in the US records in 1915.

How common

• About 1 in 375 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 441 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 634 baby boys in Scotland 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 HI (6.17 per 1,000 boys), NV (6.11 per 1,000 boys), RI (5.76 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Enzo is #72 in the US and #84 in England & Wales (2025).

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

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.8% of US babies named Enzo were boys.

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

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Enos38 US
• Enes10 US · 21 E&W
• Enzi15 US
• Enso11 US
• Inzo9 US
• Enis0 US · 8 E&W
• Anzo5 US
• Enys0 US · 5 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Enzo

Boys

• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Mateo#8Same root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”^*
• Vincenzo#674Italian form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”^*
• Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”^*
• Alessandro#497Italian form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Maximo#580Editor’s note Up from #853 in 2015 to #580 in 2025 in the US

For a sister

• Valentina#35Same root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”^*
• Alessia#326Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 9 babies
• Elena#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel
• Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
• Gemma#170“jewel”^*
• Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Enzo’s. Rank is US 2025.