Name profile

Enoch

A name of Hebrew origin meaning "dedicated".

OriginHebrew
PronunciationEnglish /ˈiː.nək/; English /ˈiː.nɑk/
Usage languagesBiblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
US rank (2025)#746

Meaning and history

Enoch is a name derived from the Hebrew חֲנוֹך (Ḥanoḵ), meaning “dedicated.” In the Old Testament book of Genesis, it is the name of Cain’s son, and also of the son of Jared and father of Methuselah, who was regarded as the supposed author of the apocryphal Books of Enoch.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 124 births, rank #1,322
2007: 150 births, rank #1,176
2008: 158 births, rank #1,146
2009: 167 births, rank #1,103
2010: 196 births, rank #997
20112011: 214 births, rank #932
2012: 196 births, rank #1,008
2013: 257 births, rank #833
2014: 337 births, rank #714
2015: 297 births, rank #784
20162016: 343 births, rank #712
2017: 314 births, rank #750
2018: 318 births, rank #746
2019: 300 births, rank #777
2020: 297 births, rank #783
20212021: 304 births, rank #805
2022: 307 births, rank #811
2023: 376 births, rank #706
2024: 372 births, rank #712
20252025: 348 births, rank #746

Enoch moved from #712 to #746 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2023, with 376 births.