The English given name, 'English', is of English origin and has a straightforward meaning: 'from England'. This name is derived from the Middle English term 'Englisc', which was used to denote anything pertaining to England or its inhabitants.
The name English has seen varied popularity over the decades, with noticeable spikes in the late 1970s and mid-1980s, reaching a peak of 22 births in 1983. Since then, its popularity has consistently declined, dropping to as low as 5 births per year in recent years like 2014. Overall, there have been 265 babies named English from 1961 to 2014.