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Enjoli

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Pronounced ahn-zhoh-LEE /ˌɑn.ʒoʊˈli/Medium

Meaning: Enjoli is a name lifted straight from Enjoli, the perfume launched in 1978 and sold with the jingle about 'the eight-hour perfume for the twenty-four-hour woman.' The brand name plays on French enjôler, 'to charm or cajole,' which gives the name its meaning.Medium

In 30 seconds: Enjoli is a name from the 1970s Enjoli perfume (said 'ahn-zhoh-LEE'), playing on French for 'to charm.'
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Origin MediumFrench, English
MeaningEnjoli is a name lifted straight from Enjoli, the perfume launched in 1978 and sold with the jingle about 'the eight-hour perfume for the twenty-four-hour woman.' The brand name plays on French enjôler, 'to charm or cajole,' which gives the name its meaning.
U.S. rank (2011)#15427 ↗ Rising
2011 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 859

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019782011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Enjoli entered American nurseries as a fragrance name. Charles of the Ritz launched the Enjoli perfume in 1978, and its catchy 'eight-hour perfume for the twenty-four-hour woman' advertising made the coined, French-styled word briefly desirable as a girl's name. The name plays on enjôler, French for 'to charm or cajole.'

Usage flared right around 1980, in step with the perfume's advertising, and quickly faded, making Enjoli a true period piece. As a brand-name coinage it has no older tradition to revive; a woman named Enjoli today wears a small, unmistakable marker of its late-seventies moment.

Did you know? Enjoli owes its brief blip to a fragrance: the Enjoli perfume and its famous television jingle put the word on parents' radar for a season.
Overall data confidence 62%
References — Enjoli — Coinage from Enjoli perfume (Fr enjôler 'to charm'); 1980 blip

Variations

EnjolieAnjoli

Nicknames

EnJoli

Famous Bearers

  • ★Enjoli perfume (1978–present)
    A fragrance launched in 1978 whose television jingle popularized the name for a season.

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Enjoli mean?

Enjoli comes from the Enjoli perfume, playing on French enjôler, 'to charm.'

How do you pronounce Enjoli?

It's said ahn-zhoh-LEE /ˌɑn.ʒoʊˈli/ — three syllables, stress on the last.

Is Enjoli a boy or girl name?

Enjoli is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Enjoli?

Enjoli was a brief around-nineteen-eighty name tied to a perfume and has been rare since.

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