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Henry name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Henry ranks #5 in male records (12,020 reported) and #5,993 in female records (20 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Henry becoming more popular?

Henry's reported male count increased by 424 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #6 to #5. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Henry in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HenryFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.12,0200201620252016: 12 female records2017: 11 female records2018: 16 female records2019: 9 female records2020: 13 female records2021: 15 female records2022: 12 female records2023: 9 female records2024: 14 female records2025: 20 female records2016: 10,390 male records2017: 10,482 male records2018: 10,714 male records2019: 10,768 male records2020: 10,793 male records2021: 11,370 male records2022: 11,272 male records2023: 10,996 male records2024: 11,596 male records2025: 12,020 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025205,99312,0205
2024147,73611,5966
2023910,63310,9968
2022128,73111,2727
2021157,40311,3709
2020138,13910,7939
2019910,80010,76813
2018167,22010,71416
2017119,55610,48219
2016129,08810,39022

Questions about Henry’s popularity

How common is Henry in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Henry ranks #5 in male records (12,020 reported) and #5,993 in female records (20 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Henry?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Henry only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Henry creates a match.

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