Enid is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “spirit; life; purity.” In 2024 it was given to 30 girls in the United States.
Enid belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “spirit; life; purity” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Enid first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #412 in 1920, and in 2024 30 babies received the name — 9,204 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Enid means “spirit; life; purity” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Enid is a girl name. In 2024, 30 babies received the name in the US.
Enid comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Enid first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #412 in 1920, and 30 babies were given the name in 2024.
Enid is pronounced /ˈiːnɪd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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