Henley

#1,000 for girls in 2025, 252 births · #2,183 for boys in 2025, 65 births
Given to girls 81.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
2016 · 608 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,725
since 1991

Henley over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #511, 2016peak #1,555, 2015girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,000252#2,18365
2024#960272#1,86286
2023#795355#1,77491
2022#738395#1,70699
2021#623477#2,00074
2020#583500#2,16764
2019#601502#2,15066
2018#565549#1,99473
2017#521599#1,89776
2016#511608#1,70691
2015#558559#1,555104
2014#521592#1,82881
2013#833319#1,81179
2012#1,315179#2,38053
2011#1,598135#2,79842
2010#1,873108#2,68245
2009#2,85261#4,58221
2008#4,00639#6,07014
2007#5,09728#8,9158
2006#3,99237#6,46012
2005#5,11325#5,87513
2004#5,74421#4,26420
2003#7,20715#7,8318
2002#7,04515#10,6675
2001#7,72413#10,5565
2000#8,53411—
1999#8,22311#8,7046
1998#7,53212#7,5607
1997#8,33410#6,1009
1996#10,5677—
1995#10,5147—
1994#10,5697#7,7706
1993—#6,8167
1992—#8,4355
1991#13,1475#6,5197
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First appearance
1991

The first year at least five girls were named Henley! It came in at #13,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1991–1993, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Henley is popular in 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNHWashington: #698 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,483 girlsWAIdaho: #246 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 808 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #552 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,718 girlsMNIllinois: #661 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsILWisconsin: #516 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsWIMichigan: #441 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,109 girlsMINew York: #2,215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,264 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedRIOregon: #212 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 801 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #97 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 305 girlsSDIowa: #329 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsIAIndiana: #386 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsINOhio: #463 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,295 girlsOHPennsylvania: #628 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,300 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,056 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,194 girlsNJConnecticut: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,086 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 7,334 girlsCAUtah: #424 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsUTColorado: #442 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsCONebraska: #277 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsNEMissouri: #358 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsMOKentucky: #561 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedWVVirginia: #515 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsVAMaryland: #693 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedDEArizona: #842 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,415 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNMKansas: #360 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,447 girlsKSArkansas: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsARTennessee: #235 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #567 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,838 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #512 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #266 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsOKLouisiana: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsLAMississippi: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsMSAlabama: #332 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsALGeorgia: #388 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedHITexas: #545 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,737 girlsTXFlorida: #863 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,057 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#97 · 1 in 305
  2. Oregon#212 · 1 in 801
  3. Tennessee#235 · 1 in 1,005
  4. Idaho#246 · 1 in 808
  5. Oklahoma#266 · 1 in 1,052

Best ever in a state: #88 in North Dakota, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#97101 in 305
Oregon#212191 in 801
Tennessee#235311 in 1,005
Idaho#24681 in 808
Oklahoma#266161 in 1,052
Mississippi#269111 in 1,021
Nebraska#27781 in 1,002
Arkansas#314101 in 1,182
Iowa#329101 in 1,290
Alabama#332141 in 1,405
Missouri#358181 in 1,511
Kansas#36091 in 1,447
Indiana#386181 in 1,702
Georgia#388271 in 1,803
Louisiana#390131 in 1,638
Connecticut#39471 in 1,719
Utah#424101 in 1,781
Michigan#441201 in 2,109
Colorado#442121 in 1,950
Ohio#463231 in 2,295
South Carolina#51281 in 2,297
Virginia#515151 in 2,499
Wisconsin#516101 in 2,328
Texas#545621 in 2,737
Minnesota#55291 in 2,718
Kentucky#56171 in 2,652
North Carolina#567161 in 2,838
Pennsylvania#628161 in 3,300
Illinois#661171 in 3,443
Maryland#69371 in 3,443
Washington#69891 in 3,483
Arizona#84271 in 4,415
Florida#863171 in 5,057
New Jersey#1,05661 in 6,194
California#1,086281 in 7,334
New York#2,21551 in 18,264
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Henley
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 40 spots since 2024 (#960 → #1,000)
  • 417 spots since 2020 (#583 → #1,000)
  • 442 spots since 2015 (#558 → #1,000)
  • Biggest jump: 482 spots in 2013 (#1,315 → #833)
  • Biggest drop: 165 spots in 2024 (#795 → #960)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1991
  • Peaked 2016 at #511 (608 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,882
  • Highest: 1 in 2,882 girls born in 2017 were named Henley (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,378 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #511 in 2016, was only 1 in 2,915 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 61.7% of all girls named Henley (4,150) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1994
  • Mostly boys until 1993, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s59#7,532 (1998)#9,841
2000s265#2,852 (2009)#5,731
2010s4,150#511 (2016)#890
2020s2,251#583 (2020)#783

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Henley in 2015

girls
#558
559 births · 1 in 3,193 girls
boys
#1,555
104 births · 1 in 18,430 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #558Henley559

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #1,555Henley104
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 3,193 of them was named Henley, which outranked 97.1% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henley
  1. #554Liberty561
  2. #556Crystal560
  3. #556Kaylie560
  4. #558Henley559
  5. #559Monica557
  6. #560Marie556
  7. #561Braylee553
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 18,430 of them was named Henley, which outranked 88.9% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henley
  1. #1,546Saif105
  2. #1,546Stryker105
  3. #1,546Zaine105
  4. #1,555Henley104
  5. #1,555Austyn104
  6. #1,555Fischer104
  7. #1,555Henri104
  8. #1,567Arnav103
  9. #1,567Braxten103
  10. #1,567Damir103

Tied with 11 names at #1,555; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →