Enzo
Top 1000
About Enzo
Internationally popular, Enzo is a confident and captivating name, playful but down to earth. Similar in sound or style to the likes of Leo, Luca, Eli, and Ezra, and in tune with Mateo, Gabriel, and Bruno, it's no wonder Enzo has recently featured in the Top 100 in Belgium, Spain, England and Wales, Switzerland, France, Portugal, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and the US.
Enzo originated as the Italian variation of Heinz, a German name derived from Heinrich, related to Henry. As such, it's meaning would be "home ruler". Alternatively, it has long been used as short form of names lik Vincenzo ("conquering"), Fiorenzo ("flourishing"), or Lorenzo ("from Laurentum, laurel").
One of the most famous bearers of the name is Enzo Ferrari, founder of the luxury sports car brand, while other notable bearers include football manager Enzo Maresca and football player Enzo Fernández.
Pronounced as EHN-zo or EHN-tso, a recent year saw in reach #72 in the US: it's highest rank thus far since it entered the Top 1000 in 2003. 4556 boys were given the name.
As of October 2026, Enzo ranked #72 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #106.
Editor's take: The name Enzo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "estate ruler".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #370 | 850 | 442.5 |
| 2015 | #330 | 1,045 | 545.2 |
| 2016 | #308 | 1,152 | 607 |
| 2017 | #257 | 1,429 | 772 |
| 2018 | #227 | 1,659 | 913.5 |
| 2019 | #219 | 1,713 | 954.7 |
| 2020 | #173 | 2,219 | 1,285.6 |
| 2021 | #140 | 2,727 | 1,558.7 |
| 2022 | #121 | 3,090 | 1,769.8 |
| 2023 | #90 | 3,808 | 2,226.2 |
| 2024 | #74 | 4,548 | 2,639.8 |
| 2025 | #72 | 4,556 | 2,667.3 |
World rankings
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Enzo on lists
Famous Enzos
- Enzo Anselmo Ferrari
founder of the Ferrari car brand
- Enzo Amore
ring name of Eric Arndt, American pro wrestler
- Enzo Francescoli
Uruguayan footballer
- Enzo Alan Zidane (Fernandez)
French footballer; son of footballer Zinedine Zidane
- Vincenzo "Enzo" Daniele Scifo
Belgian footballer
- Vincenzo "Enzo" Bearzot
Italian footballer and manager
- Enzo Héctor Trossero
Argentine footballer
- Enzo Knol
Dutch YouTube vlogger
- Enzo Rossi
son of actress Patricia Arquette and Paul Rossi
- Enzo Dallaglio (b. 2002)
son of rugby union player Lawrence Dallaglio
- Enzo Mexès (b. 2003)
son of footballer Philippe Mexès
- Enzo Antonio Roberto (b. 2004)
son of boxer and actor Paolo Roberto
- Enzo Castaldi (b. 2004)
son of TV presenters Benjamin Castaldi and Flavie Flament
- Enzo Edward Allen (b. 2008)
son of actress Annabeth Gish
- Enzo Rafeal Cuevas (b. 2008)
son of footballer and singer Nelso Cuevas
- Enzo Hincapie (b. 2008)
son of cyclist George Hincapie
- Enzo Gattuso Alves Vieira (b. 2009)
son of footballer Marcelo Vieira
- Enzo Cazorla (b. 2011)
son of footballer Santi Cazorla
- Enzo Jett Carroll (b. 2014)
son of actor Luke Carroll & Danica Sarna
- Enzo Zaborowsky (b. 2015)
son of actress Luisa Mell and Gilberto Zaborowsky
- Enzo Busquets Galera (b. 2016)
son of footballer Sergio Busquets
- Enzo Fumero (b. 2016)
son of American actress Melissa Fumero and Cuban,American actor David Fumero
- Enzo Cortese (b. 2019)
son of American actor Dan Cortese
Enzo in pop culture
- Enzo
dog in book "The Art of Racing in the Rain"
- Enzo
character on the Vampire Diaries
- Enzo
Dino's pet turtle in the manga and anime "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!"
- Enzo Valenciano
character in Marie Lu's "The Young Elites"
- Enzo Gorlomi
alias of Aldo "the Apache" Raine in film "Inglourious Basterds"
- Enzo
second dog to play Eddie on TV's "Frasier"