Henny

Where Henny comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Henny.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Henny through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #7,995 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1970
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #2,607
    66 babies named Henny, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Henrietta.
Namesakes

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