Enoch

“Dedicated; trained or educated” — Hebrew (חֲנוֹךְ, from the root ḥ-n-ḵ) origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 6,100 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,800 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

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 · Second Book of Enoch
Enoch J. Drebber — A Study in Scarlet
Enoch Snow — Carousel

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).

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