Ennis comes from the Irish tradition, meaning From An Irish Town.
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How popular is Ennis?
1922peak year
Ennis has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #7622), with about 11 babies named Ennis each year. In 1922, 62 babies received the name (ranked #874). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 3,516.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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