Is Ender a boy or girl name?
Ender is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 111 boys were named Ender, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 1,783 US babies named Ender were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,560
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ender since 1991
- 1,783
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Ender, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,581 | 7 | #12,528 |
| 2022 | 153 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,433 | 5 | #15,975 |
| 2020 | 103 | #1,580 | 7 | #12,536 |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 109 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 130 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 98 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,465 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,400 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,662 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,247 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,952 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,212 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,583 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,040 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,053 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,248 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,606 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ender reached #1,264 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #12,528 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ender
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.