Enzo
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian. Borrowed from Italian Enzo (equivalent to English Hank), from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”)), from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, from Proto-Indo-European roots. Rare in the US and UK prior to 2003, popularized in the 2000s.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Enzo (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Enzo has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 24 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 29 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 48 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2022 | 62 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 49 |
| 2000 | 54 |
| 2001 | 59 |
| 2002 | 64 |
| 2003 | 71 |
| 2004 | 81 |
| 2005 | 92 |
| 2006 | 115 |
| 2007 | 144 |
| 2008 | 169 |
| 2009 | 193 |
| 2010 | 227 |
| 2011 | 262 |
| 2012 | 293 |
| 2013 | 326 |
| 2014 | 360 |
| 2015 | 414 |
| 2016 | 458 |
| 2017 | 511 |
| 2018 | 557 |
| 2019 | 610 |
| 2020 | 674 |
Enzo in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Enzo.Hi! My name is Enzo.
- Enzo ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Enzo called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Enzo har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Enzo has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Enzos mamma är lärare.Enzo's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Enzos mamma is Enzo's mum.
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Questions about Enzo
How do you pronounce Enzo in Swedish?
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What does the name Enzo mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian. Borrowed from Italian Enzo (equivalent to English Hank), from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”)), from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, from Proto-Indo-European roots. Rare in the US and UK prior to 2003, popularized in the 2000s.
How popular is Enzo in Sweden?
62 babies were named Enzo in 2022. In 2020, 674 people in Sweden had Enzo as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.