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Enrique
Say it: en-REE-keh
Meaning
Spanish form of Henry, from Germanic heim 'home' and ric 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 58,787 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2000, about 1 in 1,300 boys
- 574 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Quique
| Portuguese | Henrique |
|---|---|
| Catalan | Enric |
| Basque | Endika |
| English | Henry |
Famous bearers
- Henry II of Castile
- Henry the Navigator (Infante Dom Henrique)
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.