COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE RETURNED

Enora
A female given name · United States

RETURNED 2010 AFTER 99 YEARS BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE

Enora (F): reported births per year0816243240188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 26 — 2025
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Ninety-nine years of silence, then a return. First reported in 1910, Enora fell below the line and stayed there from 1911 through 2009 — 99 years. It returned in 2010; in 2025 the register shows 26 births — the highest count in its entire record.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1910
Last reported2025 — 26 births
Peak2025 — 26 births
Total recorded, 1910–2025192
Years above the line16 of a possible 116
Longest absence99 years (1911–2009)
Returned2010

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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