English is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named English across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular English has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 451 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named English per year, United States (1889 to 2014). United States peaked in 1983 (22/yr).
English is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1983, when it ranked #5,599 nationally (given to 22 babies that year).
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