Enoch
- Pronunciation
- [E-noch]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Consecrated
- Origin
- Hebrew
About the Name Enoch
Enoch is a venerable Hebrew name meaning "consecrated" or "dedicated," carrying a strong scriptural weight. Compact yet resonant, it has the timeless, slightly solemn quality of the great biblical names, and its revival fits the modern enthusiasm for ancient, faith-rooted choices that feel both rare and deeply grounded. It is a name with real gravity, suited to parents who want something serious and meaningful, one that wears its scriptural roots with quiet dignity.
The name has been carried by figures of real prominence in very different spheres. Enoch Adeboye (born 1942) is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor, mathematician, and author who has led one of the world's largest Christian movements; Enoch Powell was a British classical scholar, soldier, and politician known for a long and controversial parliamentary career. Between them they illustrate the name's reach across faith, scholarship, and public life. The name carries a steady, reverent strength that feels rare in contemporary nurseries.
Enoch first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2010 and reached its peak in 2023 at rank #708. It remained on the list in 2024, at rank #718, with roughly 4,222 boys given the name across its tracked span — a clear marker of its strong modern resurgence. Recorded variants include Chanoch and Enok.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Enoch
US Popularity History (2010–2025)
Annual US births named Enoch by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2023 with 375 boys named Enoch (boy rank #708 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #746 for boys (348 US births). That's 38 places below its 2023 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Enoch Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Enoch the strongest states are Utah, Oregon, Massachusetts.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | #434 | 86 |
| 2 | Oregon | #542 | 26 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | #616 | 20 |
| 4 | South Carolina | #616 | 26 |
| 5 | Colorado | #623 | 56 |
| 6 | California | #627 | 421 |
| 7 | Tennessee | #654 | 78 |
| 8 | Washington | #657 | 80 |
| 9 | Maryland | #659 | 59 |
| 10 | Minnesota | #666 | 51 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #891 | 47 |
| 2 | Georgia | #853 | 68 |
| 3 | New York | #851 | 111 |
| 4 | New Jersey | #836 | 35 |
| 5 | Michigan | #808 | 61 |
| 6 | Ohio | #793 | 88 |
| 7 | Arizona | #791 | 54 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #778 | 74 |
| 9 | Florida | #759 | 117 |
| 10 | Louisiana | #745 | 24 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Enoch in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Enoch
2 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Enoch.
- Enoch Adeboye is an internationally known Nigerian pastor.
- Enoch Powell was a British politician, classical scholar and linguist best known for his controversial views on immigration.
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Compare Enoch to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Enoch against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).