Henley
#1,000 for girls in 2025, 252 births · #2,183 for boys in 2025, 65 births
Given to girls 81.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2016 · 608 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,725since 1991
Henley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,000 | 252 | #2,183 | 65 |
| 2024 | #960 | 272 | #1,862 | 86 |
| 2023 | #795 | 355 | #1,774 | 91 |
| 2022 | #738 | 395 | #1,706 | 99 |
| 2021 | #623 | 477 | #2,000 | 74 |
| 2020 | #583 | 500 | #2,167 | 64 |
| 2019 | #601 | 502 | #2,150 | 66 |
| 2018 | #565 | 549 | #1,994 | 73 |
| 2017 | #521 | 599 | #1,897 | 76 |
| 2016 | #511 | 608 | #1,706 | 91 |
| 2015 | #558 | 559 | #1,555 | 104 |
| 2014 | #521 | 592 | #1,828 | 81 |
| 2013 | #833 | 319 | #1,811 | 79 |
| 2012 | #1,315 | 179 | #2,380 | 53 |
| 2011 | #1,598 | 135 | #2,798 | 42 |
| 2010 | #1,873 | 108 | #2,682 | 45 |
| 2009 | #2,852 | 61 | #4,582 | 21 |
| 2008 | #4,006 | 39 | #6,070 | 14 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #3,992 | 37 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #4,264 | 20 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | — | |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | — | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | — | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | — | #6,816 | 7 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
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| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | #6,721 | 5 | |
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| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
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| 1974 | — | #5,227 | 5 | |
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| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
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| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
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| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
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| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,545 | 6 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #2,458 | 10 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Henley! It came in at #13,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1991–1993, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Henley is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#208 · 1 in 559
- North Dakota#208 · 1 in 569
- Tennessee#213 · 1 in 918
- Missouri#305 · 1 in 1,236
- Kentucky#316 · 1 in 1,216
Best ever in a state: #88 in North Dakota, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #208 | 5 | 1 in 569 |
| South Dakota | #208 | 5 | 1 in 559 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 34 | 1 in 918 |
| Missouri | #305 | 20 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Kentucky | #316 | 14 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Kansas | #317 | 10 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Oklahoma | #326 | 12 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Louisiana | #339 | 15 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Iowa | #343 | 9 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Arkansas | #347 | 9 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Idaho | #369 | 5 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Nebraska | #415 | 5 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Alabama | #420 | 12 | 1 in 1,590 |
| Georgia | #444 | 24 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Utah | #461 | 9 | 1 in 1,881 |
| Minnesota | #478 | 11 | 1 in 2,025 |
| Oregon | #489 | 7 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Michigan | #492 | 18 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Virginia | #505 | 16 | 1 in 2,161 |
| Washington | #521 | 13 | 1 in 2,271 |
| South Carolina | #539 | 8 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Wisconsin | #542 | 9 | 1 in 2,386 |
| Mississippi | #543 | 5 | 1 in 1,962 |
| North Carolina | #578 | 17 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Indiana | #631 | 10 | 1 in 2,838 |
| Colorado | #633 | 8 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Pennsylvania | #698 | 14 | 1 in 3,484 |
| Illinois | #699 | 14 | 1 in 3,457 |
| Texas | #746 | 41 | 1 in 3,792 |
| Ohio | #779 | 12 | 1 in 4,051 |
| Arizona | #818 | 7 | 1 in 3,962 |
| Florida | #877 | 17 | 1 in 4,918 |
| Maryland | #914 | 5 | 1 in 4,424 |
| New Jersey | #932 | 7 | 1 in 5,204 |
| California | #1,194 | 22 | 1 in 7,933 |
| New York | #1,675 | 7 | 1 in 11,607 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Henley
- 40 spots since 2024 (#960 → #1,000)
- 417 spots since 2020 (#583 → #1,000)
- 442 spots since 2015 (#558 → #1,000)
- Biggest jump: 482 spots in 2013 (#1,315 → #833)
- Biggest drop: 165 spots in 2024 (#795 → #960)
- Debuted 1991
- Peaked 2016 at #511 (608 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,882 girls born in 2017 were named Henley (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,378 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #511 in 2016, was only 1 in 2,915 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 61.7% of all girls named Henley (4,150) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1993, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 | #7,532 (1998) | #9,841 |
| 2000s | 265 | #2,852 (2009) | #5,731 |
| 2010s | 4,150 | #511 (2016) | #890 |
| 2020s | 2,251 | #583 (2020) | #783 |
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.
Henley in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 3,440 of them was named Henley, which outranked 96.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 23,642 of them was named Henley, which outranked 85.8% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,982Willem75
- #1,982Yuri75
- #1,982Zach75
- #2,000Henley74
- #2,000Allister74
- #2,000Artem74
- #2,000Basil74
- #2,026Addison73
- #2,026Amin73
- #2,026Arvin73
Tied with 25 names at #2,000; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.