Henry

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #5 for boys in 2025, 12,020 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
#5
2025 · 12,020 births
Debut · boys
1880
2,444 births
In top 100 · boys
110 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
768,945
since 1880

Henry over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201950boysat peak
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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#5,91720#512,020
2024#7,59414#611,596
2023#10,3129#810,996
2022#8,54212#711,272
2021#7,25015#911,370
2020#7,96913#910,793
2019#10,4739#1310,768
2018#7,10016#1610,714
2017#9,34111#1910,482
2016#8,87512#2210,390
2015#10,14810#2910,186
2014#10,12910#339,442
2013#11,0009#378,885
2012#10,42910#448,075
2011#13,3477#577,235
2010#12,2768#676,408
2009#12,4298#715,899
2008#11,5999#785,788
2007#17,6365#905,126
2006#13,6067#954,677
2005#7,89114#1024,186
2004#6,76817#1093,928
2003#12,4087#1153,484
2002—#1153,339
2001#11,0208#1203,206
2000#13,1546#1263,127
1999#11,3857#1292,928
1998#14,1225#1352,801
1997#10,8367#1392,657
1996#8,13210#1392,556
1995#13,3865#1362,544
1994#10,5697#1452,420
1993#5,95515#1362,486
1992#8,7349#1412,344
1991#6,97612#1432,260
1990#4,86819#1382,253
1989#5,28616#1412,174
1988#5,32115#1402,082
1987#4,47418#1372,088
1986#3,64523#1391,996
1985#4,86015#1372,068
1984#4,31817#1352,032
1983#3,06527#1361,952
1982#4,52716#1342,080
1981#3,62522#1262,185
1980#3,85320#1352,071
1979#4,23117#1381,947
1978#4,24216#1272,043
1977#4,42515#1262,134
1976#3,09523#1222,127
1975#2,88125#1242,090
1974#2,43331#1152,319
1973#3,12221#1112,357
1972#2,59827#1182,418
1971#3,26620#1122,949
1970#2,77925#1043,127
1969#2,84422#1003,055
1968#2,43126#953,129
1967#2,43225#933,332
1966#2,19129#923,575
1965#2,46424#943,801
1964#2,60023#924,124
1963#2,30627#944,184
1962#2,31227#924,346
1961#1,72044#924,620
1960#1,81139#844,968
1959#1,85236#835,061
1958#2,07329#835,157
1957#1,80836#755,733
1956#1,71738#715,971
1955#1,73336#616,187
1954#1,58541#596,402
1953#1,53141#546,662
1952#1,68034#506,974
1951#1,58336#477,120
1950#1,60234#476,963
1949#1,60334#467,183
1948#1,25053#457,421
1947#1,35746#467,807
1946#1,39439#417,317
1945#1,14247#376,606
1944#1,11549#356,975
1943#1,18147#317,631
1942#96865#317,561
1941#90366#287,165
1940#96355#316,822
1939#1,02248#316,561
1938#97253#306,557
1937#82469#306,668
1936#94153#286,447
1935#87462#276,856
1934#87560#276,735
1933#94752#246,726
1932#83068#237,470
1931#74382#227,805
1930#70696#228,594
1929#698100#218,571
1928#79481#219,313
1927#706105#199,871
1926#702106#199,994
1925#704110#1810,618
1924#76196#1811,195
1923#81181#1811,067
1922#81980#1711,207
1921#74297#1711,411
1920#89466#1711,305
1919#71296#1610,613
1918#76687#1611,354
1917#77280#1510,696
1916#75082#1410,656
1915#77872#1410,138
1914#74759#128,110
1913#88136#126,391
1912#91930#125,643
1911#79030#113,167
1910#81228#102,899
1909#77327#112,411
1908#74227#112,283
1907#1,03714#102,203
1906#76523#112,112
1905#84819#112,126
1904#96514#102,085
1903#81318#111,922
1902#93614#102,154
1901#79517#101,870
1900#72525#102,606
1899#68021#101,831
1898#84016#112,145
1897#82615#101,994
1896#87214#102,183
1895#81515#92,221
1894#71917#92,278
1893#57124#112,162
1892#56524#102,452
1891#55922#102,049
1890#59919#92,349
1889#60018#112,286
1888#50325#102,596
1887#73310#82,228
1886#60614#92,404
1885#48419#82,406
1884#64011#92,474
1883#56112#82,383
1882#44617#92,579
1881#47013#82,339
1880#51811#92,444
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Henry was already there! It came in at #9, and was given to 2,444 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1909, when fewer than 2,700 boys a year got the name.

Where Henry is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #32 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 115 boysAKMaine: #67 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 347 boysMEVermont: #79 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 423 boysVTNew Hampshire: #49 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 211 boysNHWashington: #110 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 661 boysWAIdaho: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 762 boysIDMontana: #104 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 525 boysMTNorth Dakota: #125 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 674 boysNDMinnesota: #102 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 699 boysMNIllinois: #59 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 329 boysILWisconsin: #79 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 529 boysWIMichigan: #73 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 405 boysMINew York: #53 for boys · 598 births · 1 in 252 boysNYMassachusetts: #51 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 303 boysMARhode Island: #55 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 308 boysRIOregon: #96 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 542 boysORNevada: #68 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 281 boysNVWyoming: #75 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 332 boysWYSouth Dakota: #134 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 807 boysSDIowa: #146 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,037 boysIAIndiana: #106 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 691 boysINOhio: #77 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 475 boysOHPennsylvania: #62 for boys · 340 births · 1 in 319 boysPANew Jersey: #47 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 219 boysNJConnecticut: #48 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 219 boysCTCalifornia: #53 for boys · 416 births · 1 in 293 boysCAUtah: #136 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 739 boysUTColorado: #88 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 431 boysCONebraska: #107 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 617 boysNEMissouri: #70 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 393 boysMOKentucky: #52 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 255 boysKYWest Virginia: #64 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 333 boysWVVirginia: #32 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 178 boysVAMaryland: #44 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 224 boysMDDelaware: #44 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 209 boysDEArizona: #30 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 133 boysAZNew Mexico: #39 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 155 boysNMKansas: #96 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 538 boysKSArkansas: #37 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 190 boysARTennessee: #43 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 220 boysTNNorth Carolina: #30 for boys · 351 births · 1 in 143 boysNCSouth Carolina: #18 for boys · 328 births · 1 in 87 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #61 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 279 boysDCOklahoma: #74 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 360 boysOKLouisiana: #20 for boys · 297 births · 1 in 119 boysLAMississippi: #18 for boys · 330 births · 1 in 88 boysMSAlabama: #24 for boys · 322 births · 1 in 118 boysALGeorgia: #23 for boys · 386 births · 1 in 113 boysGAHawaii: #60 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 190 boysHITexas: #41 for boys · 471 births · 1 in 220 boysTXFlorida: #26 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 140 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#18 · 1 in 87
  2. Mississippi#18 · 1 in 88
  3. Louisiana#20 · 1 in 119
  4. Georgia#23 · 1 in 113
  5. Alabama#24 · 1 in 118

Best ever in a state: #1 in Minnesota, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#183301 in 88
South Carolina#183281 in 87
Louisiana#202971 in 119
Georgia#233861 in 113
Alabama#243221 in 118
Florida#262181 in 140
Arizona#30751 in 133
North Carolina#303511 in 143
Alaska#32121 in 115
Virginia#322081 in 178
Arkansas#371171 in 190
New Mexico#39641 in 155
Texas#414711 in 220
Tennessee#431781 in 220
Delaware#44161 in 209
Maryland#441091 in 224
New Jersey#472101 in 219
Connecticut#48851 in 219
New Hampshire#49251 in 211
Massachusetts#511571 in 303
Kentucky#521401 in 255
California#534161 in 293
New York#535981 in 252
Rhode Island#55261 in 308
Illinois#592821 in 329
Hawaii#60311 in 190
District of Columbia#61471 in 279
Pennsylvania#623401 in 319
West Virginia#64731 in 333
Maine#67271 in 347
Nevada#6851 in 281
Missouri#701061 in 393
Michigan#731921 in 405
Oklahoma#74661 in 360
Wyoming#7591 in 332
Ohio#771911 in 475
Vermont#7991 in 423
Wisconsin#79741 in 529
Colorado#88381 in 431
Kansas#96371 in 538
Oregon#96311 in 542
Minnesota#102511 in 699
Montana#104131 in 525
Indiana#106651 in 691
Nebraska#107241 in 617
Washington#110411 in 661
North Dakota#125111 in 674
South Dakota#134101 in 807
Utah#136131 in 739
Idaho#14091 in 762
Iowa#146291 in 1,037

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Henry
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#6 → #5)
  • 4 spots since 2020 (#9 → #5)
  • 24 spots since 2015 (#29 → #5)
  • Biggest jump: 13 spots in 2012 (#57 → #44)
  • Biggest drop: 11 spots in 1979 (#127 → #138)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #5 (12,020 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: 29 yrs · run 1880–1888
  • Top 100: 110 yrs · run 1880–1969
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 43
  • Highest: 1 in 43 boys born in 1881 were named Henry (2.3%)
  • Latest: 1 in 142 boys born in 2025 (0.70%)
  • Its best rank, #5 in 2025, was only 1 in 142 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.6% of all boys named Henry (104,552) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #8 (1885) → #145 (1994) → #5 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s24,139#8 (1885)#9
1890s21,664#9 (1890)#10
1900s21,772#10 (1900)#11
1910s79,667#10 (1910)#13
1920s104,552#17 (1921)#19
1930s70,419#22 (1930)#26
1940s72,488#28 (1941)#37
1950s62,230#47 (1951)#63
1960s39,134#84 (1960)#93
1970s23,511#104 (1970)#120
1980s20,728#126 (1981)#136
1990s25,249#129 (1999)#138
2000s42,760#71 (2009)#102
2010s92,585#13 (2019)#34
2020s68,047#5 (2025)#7

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Henry in 1950

girls
#1,602
34 births · 1 in 50,384 girls
boys
#47
6,963 births · 1 in 257 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #1,602Henry34

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #47Henry6,963
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 50,384 of them was named Henry, which outranked 73.8% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henry
  1. #1,576Sunny35
  2. #1,576Terryl35
  3. #1,576Wonda35
  4. #1,602Henry34
  5. #1,602Alethea34
  6. #1,602Bethel34
  7. #1,602Camellia34
  8. #1,626Adelita33
  9. #1,626Arnita33
  10. #1,626Bari33

Tied with 23 names at #1,602; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 257 of them was named Henry, which outranked 98.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henry
  1. #44Carl7,288
  2. #45Harold7,214
  3. #46Arthur7,161
  4. #47Henry6,963
  5. #48Jack6,840
  6. #49Dale6,785
  7. #50Johnny6,581
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →