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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedMNIllinois: #432 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,246 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedWIMichigan: #419 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,156 girlsMINew York: #537 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 7,638 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: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedIAIndiana: #500 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,975 girlsINOhio: #536 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,497 girlsOHPennsylvania: #454 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,648 girlsPANew Jersey: #528 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,774 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #450 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,783 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: #487 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,201 girlsMOKentucky: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsKYWest Virginia: #302 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,622 girlsWVVirginia: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDEArizona: #290 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsAZNew Mexico: #325 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedKSArkansas: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,867 girlsARTennessee: #286 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,581 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #334 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,869 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #163 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 774 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #317 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsLAMississippi: #305 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsMSAlabama: #335 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,824 girlsALGeorgia: #306 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,417 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedHITexas: #476 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,308 girlsTXFlorida: #298 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#163 · 1 in 774
  2. Tennessee#286 · 1 in 2,581
  3. Arizona#290 · 1 in 1,468
  4. Florida#298 · 1 in 2,215
  5. West Virginia#302 · 1 in 2,622

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#163381 in 774
Tennessee#286151 in 2,581
Arizona#29081 in 1,468
Florida#298171 in 2,215
West Virginia#30281 in 2,622
Mississippi#305131 in 2,169
Georgia#306191 in 2,417
Louisiana#317171 in 2,242
New Mexico#32551 in 2,132
North Carolina#334181 in 2,869
Alabama#335131 in 2,824
Virginia#366111 in 3,704
Arkansas#41751 in 3,867
Michigan#419171 in 5,156
Illinois#432191 in 5,246
California#450301 in 4,783
Pennsylvania#454171 in 6,648
Kentucky#45761 in 5,686
Texas#476261 in 4,308
Missouri#48771 in 6,201
Indiana#50071 in 6,975
New Jersey#52861 in 8,774
Ohio#536121 in 8,497
New York#537211 in 7,638
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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 1954

girls
#451
381 births · 1 in 5,097 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #451Henrietta381
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 5,097 of them was named Henrietta, which outranked 93.2% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henrietta
  1. #448Ana387
  2. #449Myrna384
  3. #450Rosetta382
  4. #451Henrietta381
  5. #452Roxann380
  6. #453Colette378
  7. #453Fannie378
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →