The first name Enrique

In 2025, 517 boys born in the United States were named Enrique, the 571st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 1,537 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
  Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida, born 1944
• Enrique Bernoldi
  Brazilian racing driver, born 1978
• Enrique Murciano
  American actor, born 1973
• Enrique Santos Discépolo
  Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951)
• Enrique Peñalosa
  Colombian politician, born 1954
• Enrique Wolff
  Argentine association football player, born 1949
• Enrique Hormazábal
  Chilean footballer (1931-1999)
• Enrique Camarena
  DEA agent murdered by CIA (1947–1985)
• Enrique Larreta
  Argentine writer, academic and diplomat (1873-1961)
• Enrique Osses Zencovich
  Chilean football referee, born 1974
• Enrique Angelelli
  Catholic bishop (1923–1976)
• Enrique Figuerola
  Cuban sprinter, born 1938

How popular is the name Enrique?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Enrique, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2009, with 21 births.

Is Enrique a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 61,494 US babies named Enrique since 1880 were boys.

When was Enrique most popular?

2000 in the United States, when 1,537 babies were named Enrique, its highest rank at 221st.

Is Enrique also a surname?

Yes. Enrique is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.