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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #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 2019

  • 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: #301 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsWAIdaho: #331 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 567 girlsNDMinnesota: #365 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,530 girlsMNIllinois: #779 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,968 girlsILWisconsin: #542 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsWIMichigan: #468 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsMINew York: #1,095 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,531 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedRIOregon: #312 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedSDIowa: #219 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 810 girlsIAIndiana: #903 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,804 girlsINOhio: #463 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsOHPennsylvania: #766 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,157 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,121 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 7,382 girlsCAUtah: #351 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsUTColorado: #355 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsCONebraska: #181 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 620 girlsNEMissouri: #366 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsMOKentucky: #497 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsKYWest Virginia: #281 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 949 girlsWVVirginia: #640 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,941 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedNMKansas: #327 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsKSArkansas: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsARTennessee: #312 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #626 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,993 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #422 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #504 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsOKLouisiana: #526 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsLAMississippi: #566 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,106 girlsMSAlabama: #414 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsALGeorgia: #497 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Henley, so not publishedHITexas: #672 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsTXFlorida: #726 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,845 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#181 · 1 in 620
  2. North Dakota#207 · 1 in 567
  3. Iowa#219 · 1 in 810
  4. West Virginia#281 · 1 in 949
  5. Washington#301 · 1 in 1,295

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#181121 in 620
North Dakota#20751 in 567
Iowa#219151 in 810
West Virginia#28161 in 949
Washington#301231 in 1,295
Oregon#312121 in 1,155
Tennessee#312241 in 1,275
Arkansas#31991 in 1,199
Kansas#327101 in 1,186
Idaho#33161 in 1,048
Utah#351121 in 1,400
Colorado#355151 in 1,466
Minnesota#365151 in 1,530
Missouri#366171 in 1,505
Alabama#414111 in 1,717
South Carolina#422111 in 1,609
Ohio#463241 in 2,107
Michigan#468191 in 2,099
Georgia#497211 in 2,208
Kentucky#49781 in 2,187
Oklahoma#50481 in 1,927
Connecticut#51751 in 2,323
Louisiana#52691 in 2,112
Wisconsin#54291 in 2,422
Mississippi#56651 in 2,106
North Carolina#626151 in 2,993
Virginia#640121 in 2,941
Texas#672471 in 3,373
Florida#726221 in 3,845
Pennsylvania#766121 in 4,157
Illinois#779131 in 3,968
Indiana#90361 in 4,804
New York#1,095131 in 6,531
California#1,121251 in 7,382
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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
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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 2019

girls
#601
502 births · 1 in 3,343 girls
boys
#2,150
66 births · 1 in 27,185 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #601Henley502

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #2,150Henley66
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 3,343 of them was named Henley, which outranked 96.7% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henley
  1. #598Dallas508
  2. #598Kimber508
  3. #600Ari505
  4. #601Henley502
  5. #601Karsyn502
  6. #601Lilian502
  7. #604Amalia501
  8. #605Dior500
  9. #605Lyanna500

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

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

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 27,185 of them was named Henley, which outranked 84.8% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henley
  1. #2,129Revan67
  2. #2,129Theron67
  3. #2,129Ulices67
  4. #2,150Henley66
  5. #2,150Blair66
  6. #2,150Blayne66
  7. #2,150Cai66
  8. #2,170Abelardo65
  9. #2,170Aj65
  10. #2,170Darrius65

Tied with 19 names at #2,150; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

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

See the top 100 for 2019 →