boy's name
Eneko
- Origin Basque
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,263
Eneko is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Eneko is a name of Basque origin.
- Peaked in France in 2017, when 80 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 16,843 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1971.
Eneko over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 45 |
| 2000s | 285 |
| 2010s | 525 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 295 |
How popular is Eneko?
In 2025, Eneko was given to 35 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Eneko is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Eneko is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Énéko | Énéko is a rare spelling of Eneko, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
| Enéko | Enéko is a rare spelling of Eneko, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Eneko
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eneko also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eneko over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Eneko in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Inigo
Sibling names for Eneko
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eneko — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eneko
How popular is the name Eneko?
In 2025, Eneko was given to 35 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Eneko a girl's or a boy's name?
Eneko is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Eneko most popular?
Eneko peaked in 2017, when 80 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Eneko a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eneko currently ranks #1,051 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.