Pronunciation
En-da
Meaning
Bird-like
Related forms: Éanna (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Éanna
Fun fact
Enda is an anglicised spelling of Éanna. Éanna is connected with éan, the Irish word for bird. You'll also recognise the related name Enda. So it's an old Irish name with a nature meaning.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Enda, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
2025 ranking#577Among boy names
Babies named in 20255With this spelling
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #577 |
| 2024 | 3 | #785 |
| 2023 | 7 | #472 |
| 2022 | 10 | #380 |
| 2021 | 4 | #631 |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | 3 | #764 |
| 2018 | 6 | #520 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 7 | #459 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 4 | #605 |
| 2012 | 11 | #354 |
| 2011 | 12 | #342 |
| 2010 | 12 | #338 |
| 2009 | 22 | #240 |
| 2008 | 14 | #306 |
| 2007 | 23 | #210 |
| 2006 | 25 | #180 |
| 2005 | 26 | #167 |
| 2004 | 20 | #184 |
| 2003 | 18 | #179 |
| 2002 | 29 | #140 |
| 2001 | 32 | #131 |
| 2000 | 25 | #146 |
| 1999 | 25 | #136 |
| 1998 | 29 | #125 |
| 1997 | 28 | #141 |
| 1996 | 39 | #124 |
| 1995 | 42 | #116 |
| 1994 | 38 | #119 |
| 1993 | 46 | #113 |
| 1992 | 46 | #110 |
| 1991 | 64 | #91 |
| 1990 | 92 | #76 |
| 1989 | 70 | #83 |
| 1988 | 63 | #86 |
| 1987 | 81 | #80 |
| 1986 | 110 | #69 |
| 1985 | 104 | #70 |
| 1984 | 85 | #76 |
| 1983 | 91 | #76 |
| 1982 | 107 | #76 |
| 1981 | 116 | #73 |
| 1980 | 122 | #72 |
| 1979 | 123 | #70 |
| 1978 | 117 | #70 |
| 1977 | 136 | #66 |
| 1976 | 130 | #67 |
| 1975 | 120 | #70 |
| 1974 | 106 | #70 |
| 1973 | 129 | #67 |
| 1972 | 110 | #72 |
| 1971 | 109 | #66 |
| 1970 | 105 | #65 |
| 1969 | 110 | #60 |
| 1968 | 90 | #66 |
| 1967 | 93 | #63 |
| 1966 | 81 | #65 |
| 1965 | 66 | #70 |
| 1964 | 49 | #75 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.