Unisex name · Italian, Greek

Enea

How to say it: eh-NEH-ah · /eˈnɛa/

Italian and Albanian form of Aeneas from Greek 'ainein' to praise - name of Trojan hero.

Enea was the 7,415th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #5,833 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#7,415for boys in 2025
1 in 368,371US babies
9born in 2025
#5,833projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Enea
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#7,415
Babies born in 20259
Share of births1 in 368,371
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+40%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#5,833
In France, 2025#539 among boys’ names, 170 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Enea is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 2 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ene
  • Nea

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Enea is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Italian.

In France: #539 for boys in 2025.

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