Henrietta

#2,645 for girls in 2025, 65 births · Last seen for boys in 1944 at #3,430
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1892 · 424 births
Debut · girls
191 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
51,330
since 1880

Henrietta over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Henrietta has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #105, 1892girls
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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#2,64565—
2024#2,13489—
2023#2,97556—
2022#2,27782—
2021#2,18685—
2020#2,41672—
2019#2,28579—
2018#2,64765—
2017#2,71363—
2016#2,64366—
2015#2,81062—
2014#2,41275—
2013#2,68165—
2012#3,46446—
2011#4,24434—
2010#5,24726—
2009#6,81119—
2008#7,40817—
2007#7,39417—
2006#9,90111—
2005#11,8348—
2004#7,39115—
2003#7,99813—
2002#7,04515—
2001#6,95615—
2000#7,15814—
1999#6,83614—
1998#5,58318—
1997#6,84413—
1996#5,06519—
1995#6,25714—
1994#5,71316—
1993#4,25724—
1992#3,14436—
1991#3,30133—
1990#3,07836—
1989#3,89325—
1988#3,30629—
1987#3,16929—
1986#3,36026—
1985#3,00830—
1984#2,62535—
1983#2,55235—
1982#2,64535—
1981#2,48838—
1980#2,60336—
1979#2,18745—
1978#2,19142—
1977#1,83255—
1976#1,88348—
1975#1,58662—
1974#1,63057—
1973#1,29379—
1972#1,43268—
1971#1,22891—
1970#1,074113—
1969#1,024113—
1968#978113—
1967#959113—
1966#803152—
1965#798153—
1964#745195—
1963#728198—
1962#677230—
1961#664240—
1960#605272—
1959#571294—
1958#557307—
1957#512344—
1956#491362—
1955#455395—
1954#451381—
1953#426416—
1952#409424—
1951#386447—
1950#375460—
1949#343511—
1948#335541—
1947#335566—
1946#317547—
1945#294540—
1944#294521#3,4305
1943#272655—
1942#271662—
1941#267567—
1940#267540—
1939#257587—
1938#269545—
1937#258574—
1936#260553—
1935#260555—
1934#268531#3,6795
1933#267521—
1932#248626—
1931#234649—
1930#238673#2,7819
1929#221762#3,9595
1928#216847—
1927#211898#3,1518
1926#201957—
1925#1931,059—
1924#1921,136—
1923#1911,149—
1922#1831,169#4,3075
1921#1841,174#4,3225
1920#1711,302—
1919#1671,301—
1918#1571,411—
1917#1551,350—
1916#1581,264#3,8975
1915#1521,246—
1914#1401,058—
1913#140865—
1912#135822—
1911#144558—
1910#153525—
1909#148480—
1908#145468—
1907#140470—
1906#133475—
1905#140428—
1904#131449—
1903#127433—
1902#128437—
1901#132383—
1900#130491—
1899#119410—
1898#124430—
1897#118416—
1896#116412#1,1015
1895#116420—
1894#117400—
1893#108409—
1892#105424#1,0665
1891#114348—
1890#110366—
1889#116323—
1888#109349—
1887#113269—
1886#108288—
1885#117225—
1884#111240—
1883#112203—
1882#107211—
1881#107181—
1880#106191—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Henrietta was already there! It came in at #106, and was given to 191 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2005–2006, when fewer than 12 girls a year got the name.

Where Henrietta is popular in 1935

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedAKMaine: #202 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNHWashington: #232 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #301 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,222 girlsMNIllinois: #225 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsILWisconsin: #203 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,742 girlsWIMichigan: #230 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsMINew York: #257 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,300 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedSDIowa: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsIAIndiana: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,549 girlsINOhio: #223 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,990 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsPANew Jersey: #204 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsNJConnecticut: #217 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsCTCalifornia: #213 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNEMissouri: #230 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsMOKentucky: #213 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsKYWest Virginia: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsWVVirginia: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsVAMaryland: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #229 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #280 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsKSArkansas: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsARTennessee: #230 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #157 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 732 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #424 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,661 girlsOKLouisiana: #238 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsLAMississippi: #298 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,006 girlsMSAlabama: #209 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsALGeorgia: #238 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsGAHawaii: #107 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 377 girlsHITexas: #327 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsTXFlorida: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#107 · 1 in 377
  2. South Carolina#157 · 1 in 732
  3. Pennsylvania#194 · 1 in 1,491
  4. Maine#202 · 1 in 1,260
  5. Wisconsin#203 · 1 in 1,742

Best ever in a state: #56 in Hawaii, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#10781 in 377
South Carolina#157281 in 732
Pennsylvania#194481 in 1,491
Maine#20251 in 1,260
Wisconsin#203131 in 1,742
New Jersey#204141 in 1,676
Iowa#206121 in 1,504
Maryland#20771 in 1,649
Alabama#209261 in 1,125
California#213281 in 1,247
Kentucky#213221 in 1,209
Connecticut#21751 in 1,890
Florida#221101 in 1,247
Ohio#223231 in 1,990
Illinois#225271 in 1,868
New Mexico#22951 in 1,030
Michigan#230191 in 2,000
Missouri#230171 in 1,550
Tennessee#230191 in 1,439
Washington#23251 in 1,795
Georgia#238211 in 1,441
Louisiana#238181 in 1,142
Arkansas#248141 in 1,354
New York#257361 in 2,300
Virginia#259111 in 2,080
Kansas#28061 in 2,137
Mississippi#298111 in 2,006
Minnesota#30161 in 3,222
West Virginia#31571 in 2,631
North Carolina#320121 in 3,049
Texas#327301 in 1,892
Indiana#35451 in 4,549
Oklahoma#42461 in 3,661
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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 Henrietta
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 511 spots since 2024 (#2,134 → #2,645)
  • 229 spots since 2020 (#2,416 → #2,645)
  • 165 spots since 2015 (#2,810 → #2,645)
  • Biggest jump: 12 spots in 1939 (#269 → #257)
  • Biggest drop: 156 spots in 1967 (#803 → #959)
Rise & fade · girls
12 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1892 at #105 (424 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 71 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 89 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · girls
1 in 476
  • Highest: 1 in 476 girls born in 1880 were named Henrietta (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #105 in 1892, was only 1 in 501 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 20.4% of all girls named Henrietta (10,453) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,480#106 (1880)#111
1890s4,035#105 (1892)#115
1900s4,514#127 (1903)#135
1910s10,400#135 (1912)#150
1920s10,453#171 (1920)#196
1930s5,814#234 (1931)#256
1940s5,650#267 (1941)#300
1950s3,830#375 (1950)#463
1960s1,779#605 (1960)#798
1970s660#1,074 (1970)#1,634
1980s318#2,488 (1981)#2,965
1990s223#3,078 (1990)#5,008
2000s144#6,811 (2009)#7,990
2010s581#2,285 (2019)#3,115
2020s449#2,134 (2024)#2,439

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.

Henrietta in 1935

girls
#260
555 births · 1 in 1,889 girls

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #260Henrietta555
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,889 of them was named Henrietta, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henrietta
  1. #257Myra595
  2. #258Sallie588
  3. #259Nettie585
  4. #260Henrietta555
  5. #261Jimmie550
  6. #262Lorene545
  7. #263Fay543
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →