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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201954boysat 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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #37 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 166 boysAKMaine: #81 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 468 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 286 boysVTNew Hampshire: #88 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 566 boysNHWashington: #135 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 884 boysWAIdaho: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,235 boysIDMontana: #76 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 416 boysMTNorth Dakota: #115 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 643 boysNDMinnesota: #105 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 721 boysMNIllinois: #64 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 379 boysILWisconsin: #92 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 598 boysWIMichigan: #82 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 487 boysMINew York: #64 for boys · 522 births · 1 in 326 boysNYMassachusetts: #60 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 387 boysMARhode Island: #62 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 339 boysRIOregon: #118 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 696 boysORNevada: #88 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 376 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Henry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,361 boysSDIowa: #142 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,062 boysIAIndiana: #102 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 625 boysINOhio: #103 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 683 boysOHPennsylvania: #82 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 464 boysPANew Jersey: #57 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 267 boysNJConnecticut: #50 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 240 boysCTCalifornia: #67 for boys · 447 births · 1 in 344 boysCAUtah: #144 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 812 boysUTColorado: #67 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 333 boysCONebraska: #140 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 856 boysNEMissouri: #68 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 380 boysMOKentucky: #70 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 342 boysKYWest Virginia: #86 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 471 boysWVVirginia: #55 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 272 boysVAMaryland: #74 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 377 boysMDDelaware: #53 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 236 boysDEArizona: #36 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 182 boysAZNew Mexico: #39 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 171 boysNMKansas: #92 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 517 boysKSArkansas: #43 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 218 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 295 boysTNNorth Carolina: #45 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 213 boysNCSouth Carolina: #20 for boys · 275 births · 1 in 114 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #53 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 271 boysDCOklahoma: #86 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 434 boysOKLouisiana: #35 for boys · 237 births · 1 in 170 boysLAMississippi: #17 for boys · 313 births · 1 in 94 boysMSAlabama: #32 for boys · 271 births · 1 in 143 boysALGeorgia: #31 for boys · 350 births · 1 in 139 boysGAHawaii: #57 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 215 boysHITexas: #46 for boys · 519 births · 1 in 233 boysTXFlorida: #36 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 176 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#17 · 1 in 94
  2. South Carolina#20 · 1 in 114
  3. Georgia#31 · 1 in 139
  4. Alabama#32 · 1 in 143
  5. Louisiana#35 · 1 in 170

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#173131 in 94
South Carolina#202751 in 114
Georgia#313501 in 139
Alabama#322711 in 143
Louisiana#352371 in 170
Arizona#36711 in 182
Florida#362331 in 176
Alaska#37181 in 166
New Mexico#39681 in 171
Arkansas#43961 in 218
North Carolina#452591 in 213
Texas#465191 in 233
Connecticut#50991 in 240
Delaware#53181 in 236
District of Columbia#53541 in 271
Virginia#551611 in 272
Hawaii#57321 in 215
New Jersey#572101 in 267
Vermont#58141 in 286
Massachusetts#601381 in 387
Rhode Island#62271 in 339
Illinois#642801 in 379
New York#645221 in 326
Tennessee#651411 in 295
California#674471 in 344
Colorado#67571 in 333
Missouri#681231 in 380
Kentucky#701081 in 342
Maryland#74801 in 377
Montana#76181 in 416
Maine#81221 in 468
Michigan#821921 in 487
Pennsylvania#822601 in 464
Oklahoma#86571 in 434
West Virginia#86481 in 471
Nevada#8861 in 376
New Hampshire#88101 in 566
Kansas#92471 in 517
Wisconsin#92741 in 598
Indiana#102841 in 625
Ohio#1031601 in 683
Minnesota#105541 in 721
North Dakota#115121 in 643
Oregon#118261 in 696
Washington#135351 in 884
Nebraska#140181 in 856
Iowa#142291 in 1,062
Utah#144141 in 812
Idaho#19061 in 1,235
South Dakota#19461 in 1,361
Wyoming———

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 1954

girls
#1,585
41 births · 1 in 47,364 girls
boys
#59
6,402 births · 1 in 318 boys

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. #1,585Henry41

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #59Henry6,402
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 47,364 of them was named Henry, which outranked 76.1% 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 Henry
  1. #1,560Valli42
  2. #1,560Velinda42
  3. #1,560Zola42
  4. #1,585Henry41
  5. #1,585Birdie41
  6. #1,585Brenna41
  7. #1,585Clair41
  8. #1,602Alfredia40
  9. #1,602Autumn40
  10. #1,602Bunny40

Tied with 16 names at #1,585; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

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.

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 318 of them was named Henry, which outranked 98.6% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henry
  1. #56Roy6,513
  2. #57Jack6,475
  3. #58Stanley6,448
  4. #59Henry6,402
  5. #60Harold6,359
  6. #61Ralph6,311
  7. #62Philip6,279
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →