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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #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 2016

  • 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: #493 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsWAIdaho: #241 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 805 girlsIDMontana: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 564 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 415 girlsNDMinnesota: #412 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,753 girlsMNIllinois: #811 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,433 girlsILWisconsin: #384 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsWIMichigan: #619 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,236 girlsMINew York: #980 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,615 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedRIOregon: #436 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,900 girlsORNevada: #561 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedSDIowa: #267 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsIAIndiana: #333 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsINOhio: #555 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,893 girlsOHPennsylvania: #684 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #827 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 4,850 girlsCAUtah: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsUTColorado: #430 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,812 girlsCONebraska: #196 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 674 girlsNEMissouri: #228 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 935 girlsMOKentucky: #642 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,043 girlsKYWest Virginia: #250 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 873 girlsWVVirginia: #580 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,857 girlsVAMaryland: #777 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,007 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedDEArizona: #442 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNMKansas: #367 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsKSArkansas: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsARTennessee: #246 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #446 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #520 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsOKLouisiana: #543 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,332 girlsLAMississippi: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 924 girlsMSAlabama: #241 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 969 girlsALGeorgia: #477 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedHITexas: #510 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsTXFlorida: #580 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#134 · 1 in 415
  2. Nebraska#196 · 1 in 674
  3. Montana#197 · 1 in 564
  4. Missouri#228 · 1 in 935
  5. Idaho#241 · 1 in 805

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#13481 in 415
Nebraska#196121 in 674
Montana#19751 in 564
Missouri#228291 in 935
Alabama#241201 in 969
Idaho#24181 in 805
Tennessee#246281 in 1,109
West Virginia#25071 in 873
Mississippi#252121 in 924
Oklahoma#265161 in 1,049
Iowa#267131 in 1,000
Indiana#333211 in 1,443
Kansas#36791 in 1,401
Wisconsin#384141 in 1,664
Minnesota#412141 in 1,753
Colorado#430131 in 1,812
Oregon#43681 in 1,900
Arizona#442161 in 1,934
North Carolina#446221 in 2,060
Arkansas#47561 in 1,881
Georgia#477221 in 2,184
Washington#493141 in 2,296
Texas#510671 in 2,497
Utah#51181 in 2,256
South Carolina#52081 in 2,232
Louisiana#54391 in 2,332
Ohio#555181 in 2,893
Nevada#56151 in 2,232
Florida#580291 in 2,990
Virginia#580131 in 2,857
Michigan#619131 in 3,236
Kentucky#64261 in 3,043
Pennsylvania#684141 in 3,704
Maryland#77761 in 4,007
Illinois#811131 in 4,433
California#827421 in 4,850
New York#980161 in 5,615
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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 2016

girls
#511
608 births · 1 in 2,915 girls
boys
#1,706
91 births · 1 in 20,854 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #511Henley608

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #1,706Henley91
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 2,915 of them was named Henley, which outranked 97.3% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henley
  1. #508Karen617
  2. #509Aleena612
  3. #510Danna610
  4. #511Henley608
  5. #512Cataleya607
  6. #512Jazlyn607
  7. #514Virginia606
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 20,854 of them was named Henley, which outranked 88.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henley
  1. #1,694Kadyn92
  2. #1,694Markel92
  3. #1,694Ryatt92
  4. #1,706Henley91
  5. #1,706Cale91
  6. #1,706Cristofer91
  7. #1,706Ervin91
  8. #1,724Athan90
  9. #1,724Chayse90
  10. #1,724Clifton90

Tied with 17 names at #1,706; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →