Enoch
Boy name · 17 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Enoch: 17 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 2025.
The name Enoch traces back to the Hebrew Ḥănōḵ, meaning 'dedicated' or 'initiated', and appears in the Old Testament as the son of Cain and, more famously, as the patriarch who 'walked with God' and was taken directly to heaven—a rarity in scripture. Perhaps the best-known bearer in modern times was Enoch Powell, the controversial British politician and classicist whose 1968 'Rivers of Blood' speech remains a flashpoint in UK politics. There is no major Scottish place named Enoch, but the name appears in the minor Appalachian settlement of Enoch, West Virginia. A notable variant is the Welsh Enoc, and the biblical Enoch inspired a rich body of apocryphal literature, including the Book of Enoch, which influenced early Christian and Jewish mysticism.
Boy 5 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20255 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #5605 babies
- Total births
- 17since 2006
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y