Enoch

Meaning: Dedicated; trained or educated
Origin: From Hebrew (חֲנוֹךְ, from the root ḥ-n-ḵ)

Boy's name · #746 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Enoch was #202 in 1880, slipped to #1631 by 1995, and has climbed back to #746 today. Roughly 13,000 boys have been named Enoch since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#590 in Scotland (2025) · #814 in England & Wales (2025) · #906 in Ireland (2025) · #1,060 in Austria (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #990 in Canada (2024).

Famous Enoches

Enoch Powell — British politician (1912–1998)
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga — South African composer (1873–1905)
Enoch L. Johnson — American political boss and racketeer (1883–1968)
Enoch Adejarue Adeboye — Nigerian pastor (born 1942)
Enoch West — English footballer (1886–1965)

In stories & tradition

Enoch — Book of Enoch (Bible)
Enoch J. Drebber — A Study in Scarlet (book)
Enoch Snow — Carousel (musical stage work)

What Enoches become

Among 216 notable people named Enoch:

Business leaders appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Enoch Pratt, American businessman (1808–1896).

Similar names: Abner · Henley · Elisha · Asa · Zack · Hezekiah

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