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Enrique

Enrique means "Spanish form of Henry" and comes from Spanish, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Its single strongest year on record was 2000.

SpanishSpanish form of Henry
EtymologyMeaning "home ruler"
Births by decade
1900s
112
1910s
493
1920s
1,431
1930s
1,310
1940s
1,732
1950s
2,836
1960s
4,217
1970s
6,254
1980s
7,702
1990s
11,830
2000s
12,940
2010s
6,056
Peaked in the 2000s · 56,913 total U.S. births since 1900