Enrique

“Variant of Heinrich — home ruler (Germanic heim + rihhi)” — Spanish, from Germanic origin

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

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. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the West today.

Around the world: about 1 in 480 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

Famous Enriques

Enrique Iglesias — Spanish singer, songwriter and producer (born 1975)
Enrique Peña Nieto — 64th President of Mexico
Enrique III of Castile — king of Castille (1379-1407)
Enrique Granados — Spanish pianist and composer (1867–1916)
Enrique Simonet — Spanish painter (1866-1927)

In stories & tradition

Enrique Morales — Oz
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 · Erick

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