Ena
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Ena is an Irish name meaning “bright” or “shining,” possibly derived from Helen. Ena is also linked to the Gaelic for “fire” or “little ardent one,” with Enya as a related form. Ena can be a short form of Georgina, and in Hawaiian it means “glowing sea.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Ena in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ena against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ena is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ena in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 44 girls were named Ena, making it the #3459 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 3,587 girls have been named Ena, with the most (89) in 1906. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Austria | #212 girls | 29 | Statistik Austria, 2025 |
| Croatia | #28 girls | 138 | Ministry of Justice, Administration and Digital Transformation (Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije), Register of Births, 2025 |
| Germany | #177 girls | 7 | Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (Munich city open data), 2025 |
| Kosovo | #110 girls | 12 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2024 |
| Slovenia | #232 girls | 5 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #445 girls | 15 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #405 girls | 4 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
| Kosovo | #375 girls (all ages) | 154 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025 |
| Slovenia | #621 girls (all ages) | 139 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ena in other languages
- Irene Catalan, Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish
- Erna Dutch, Latvian, Slovenian
- Enna Finnish
- Tena Croatian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Ena
There are 33 towns and villages with Ena in their name, in 17 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ena | Gifu, 🇯🇵 Japan | 48,777 | Map |
| Mākaha-Kaʻena | Hawaii, 🇺🇸 United States | 9,364 | Map |
| Hā‘ena | Hawaii, 🇺🇸 United States | 431 | Map |
| Ena | Yunnan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Ena | Tibet, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Ena | Tibet, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Ena | Guizhou, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Ena | Tibet, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Ena | Aragon, 🇪🇸 Spain | – | Map |
| Ena | South Papua, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ena
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Ena in their name, in 3 countries.
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| Ena Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ena Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ena Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lago do Ena | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lago do Ena | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| s'Ena Arrubia | Sardinia, 🇮🇹 Italy | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ena songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Ena in their title. The best known:
- Ena Lepto – Helena Paparizou (2013)
- Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör – Blå Tåget (1972)
- Gia ena tango
- Ena Vima Ke Fevgo – Yannis Kotsiras (2017)
- No. 22: Psalm 68 [LXVIII]. "Gud lägger oss ena börda på". Ur Davids Psalmer. Sånger för Soloröst och Chör med ackompagnement af Pianoforte. Del I – Gunnar Wennerberg
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Ena
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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