Enitan — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "person of story (yoruba + sefi atta)".

Enitan is from the Other Eníìtàn. A modern American baby name in the broader Other heritage aesthetic. Enitan is a foundational name with deep heritage. Yoruba Eníìtàn eni person + ìtàn story/history + person with a story + Yoruba oral-historical heritage + Ile-Ife Yoruba ancestral cradle + Oyo Empire 1300-1896 + Ife Bronze head sculptures 12th-15th c. + Sefi Attas Everything Good Will Come 2005 Nigerian novel central character Enitan Taiwo + Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 2006 + Wole Soyinka Nobel 1986 first African Nobel laureate. Foundational Other feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Other heritage.

Person of story (Yoruba + Sefi Atta) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Yoruba *Eníìtàn* *eni* person + *ìtàn* story/history + person with a story + Yoruba oral-historical heritage + Ile-Ife Yoruba ancestral cradle + Oyo Empire 1300-1896 + Ife Bronze head sculptures 12th-15th c. + Sefi Attas *Everything Good Will Come* 2005 Nigerian novel central character Enitan Taiwo + Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 2006 + Wole Soyinka Nobel 1986 first African Nobel laureate

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Eníìtàn

Transliteration: Eníìtàn
Pronunciation: / ɛˈniː.tæn /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Enitan stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Enitan · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Enitans before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Sefi Atta Everything Good Will Come

Central character Enitan Taiwo in Sefi Attas Nigerian novel 2005 + Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 2006

Nigerian literature

Numerology

The number behind Enitan.

9

The Builder

Enitan has a strong numerological signature.

Parents on Enitan

Why families chose this name.

"Other meaning. 3 syllables. Enitan."

Mother of one

Enitan Enitan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity