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Ena
Ena (えな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 瑛菜, 瑛 sparkle of a gem + 菜 greens. It is popular today and has reached No. 14 in 2025.
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Ways to write Ena
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
瑛菜
瑛sparkle of a gem菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 96 (2024–2025)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Ena appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
愛菜love + greensGirl
愛奈love + (used for its soundGirl
愛那love + (used for its soundGirl
依奈to rely on + (used for its soundGirl
衣菜garment + greensGirl
衣奈garment + (used for its soundGirl
衣那garment + (used for its soundGirl
映菜to reflect + greensGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Ena has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2025, at No. 14.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 14 |
| 2024 | No. 15 |
| 2023 | No. 31 |
| 2022 | No. 20 |
| 2021 | No. 40 |
| 2020 | No. 44 |
| 2019 | No. 50 |
| 2018 | No. 36 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Ena
Ena Shibahara 柴原 瑛菜US, later Japanese, tennis player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.