Ennis
About Ennis
An appealing Irish placename with a unisex feel, Ennis would be a fresh alternative to Dennis and Ellis. It's little-used for boys and even rarer for girls, but since Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons used it for their son, it could be one to watch.
Pronounced EN-is.
As of October 2026, Ennis ranked #9157 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #586 in 1910.
Editor's take: The name Ennis is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "from the island".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Ennis on lists
Famous Enniss
- Ennis Clement Whitehead
American WWII general
- Ennis Esmer
Turkish,Canadian actor
- Ennis Graham
pen name used by English author Mary Louisa Molesworth
- Ennis William Cosby (1969
1997), son of American comedian/actor Bill Cosby
- Ennis Howard Plemons (b.2018)
son of actors Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
- Garth Ennis
Northern Irish-American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and The Boys with artist Darick Robertson
Ennis in pop culture
- Ennis Del Mar
central character in book/movie "Brokeback Mountain"
- Ennis
County Clare, Ireland