Enrique

Meaning: Home ruler
Origin: Spanish (from Spanish, from Germanic) — Variant of Heinrich · Germanic heim + rihhi

Boy's name · #571 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Enrique's best rank, #221, came in 2000; it has settled back to #571 today. Roughly 61,000 boys have been named Enrique since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#119 in Mexico (2024) · #123 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #316 in Ecuador (2025) · #907 in Ireland (2025) · #1,425 in Austria (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,430 in France (2025) · #2,638 in Canada (2024).

Famous Enriques

Enrique Iglesias — Spanish singer, songwriter and producer (born 1975)
Enrique Peña Nieto — 64th President of Mexico
Enrique III of Castile — King of Castile (1379–1406)
Enrique Granados — Spanish pianist and composer (1867–1916)
Enrique Simonet — Spanish painter (1866–1927)

In stories & tradition

Enrique Morales^it — Oz (TV series)
Enrique — The School for Wives

What Enriques become

Among 3,067 notable people named Enrique:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Enrique Barón Crespo, Spanish politician, economist, and lawyer (born 1944).

Similar names: Gustavo · Endrick · Jake · Fernando · Eduardo · Felipe

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