Enzo

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 22 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Enzo is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name718K records spelled Enzo10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Belgium, Guadeloupe, Italy

  Also written Énzo, Eñzo, Enzó, Enzö, Ënzo

• English given name457K records spelled Enzo28 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Italy, Netherlands

  Languages: English, German, Western Frisian

  Also written Enzoe, Enzô, Ēnzò, Ënzo, Ènzo

• Italian given name54K records spelled Enzo12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States, Canada, United Kingdom

  Also written Énzo, Ènzo, Ënżo, Ènzò, Énzó

• Lao given name4.1K records spelled Enzo18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Italy, Thailand, United States

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written เอ็นโซ่, เอ็นโซ, เอนโซ, Enso, Ènzò

• Polish given name3.5K records spelled Enzo21 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Croatia, Italy, United States

  Languages: Polish, Croatian, Russian

  Also written Энцо, Энзо, Ензо, Енцо, Ęnzõ

• a separate given name1.3K records spelled Enzo2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, Ecuador, United Kingdom

  Also written Enzō

55 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Enzo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Probably originated as a short form of given names such as LORENZO Or VICENZO, or perhaps an Italianized version of German Heinz (see German supplement).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, a male given name from Italian, popular in the 2000s

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Deux origines possibles: diminutif de Lorenzo/Laurent ou forme italienne de Heinz/Henri; parfois rattaché au germanique « maison du roi ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Hypocoristique italien, souvent de Lorenzo ou Vincenzo.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• Diminutivo de nombres como Vicenzo y Lorenzo

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

CL SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021) — 100 years between 1921–2021. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Enzo Ferrarib. 1898ITItalian racing driver and entrepreneur (1898–1988)
• Enzo Barbonib. 1922ITItalian film director (1922–2002)
• Enzo Bearzotb. 1927ITItalian football player and manager (1927–2010)
• Enzo Cannavaleb. 1928ITItalian actor (1928–2011)
• Enzo Monteleoneb. 1954ITfilm director and screenwriter
• Enzo Francescoli Uriarteb. 1961UYUruguayan footballer
• Enzo Scifob. 1966BEBelgian footballer
• Enzo Marescab. 1980ITItalian football manager
• Enzo Pérezb. 1986ARArgentine association football player
• Enzo Fernándezb. 2001ARArgentine footballer (born 2001)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,023 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Enzo?

We estimate roughly 566 thousand people bear Enzo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Enzo have the most bearers?

Enzo is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled enzo.

Where is Enzo most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Enzo is densest in Brazil — about 1 in 524 people — even though Argentina holds more of our records for it.

How common is Enzo compared with other names?

In Argentina, Enzo is the 265th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Enzo a male or female name?

Enzo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Enzo mean?

Recorded meaning: Italian short form of names ending in -enzo; often linked to Heinz/Heinrich or Laurentius, etymology mixed.