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

Showing
Show data for
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #105, 1892girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1945

  • 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: #348 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,619 girlsILWisconsin: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,315 girlsWIMichigan: #325 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,835 girlsMINew York: #290 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,777 girlsNYMassachusetts: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,341 girlsMARhode 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: #234 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsINOhio: #303 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,318 girlsOHPennsylvania: #290 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsPANew Jersey: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,335 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #363 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,340 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedUTColorado: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNEMissouri: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,300 girlsMOKentucky: #226 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsKYWest Virginia: #239 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,750 girlsWVVirginia: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,867 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,189 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedKSArkansas: #273 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsARTennessee: #242 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #126 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 556 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #261 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsLAMississippi: #226 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsMSAlabama: #170 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 844 girlsALGeorgia: #202 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsGAHawaii: #136 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 457 girlsHITexas: #374 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,777 girlsTXFlorida: #205 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#126 · 1 in 556
  2. Hawaii#136 · 1 in 457
  3. Alabama#170 · 1 in 844
  4. Georgia#202 · 1 in 1,109
  5. Colorado#202 · 1 in 1,139

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#126421 in 556
Hawaii#136101 in 457
Alabama#170371 in 844
Colorado#20291 in 1,139
Georgia#202311 in 1,109
Florida#205211 in 1,069
District of Columbia#21661 in 1,571
Kentucky#226191 in 1,414
Mississippi#226211 in 1,110
Indiana#234141 in 2,111
West Virginia#239101 in 1,750
Tennessee#242181 in 1,658
Missouri#259131 in 2,300
Louisiana#261181 in 1,426
Wisconsin#26981 in 3,315
Maryland#27181 in 2,189
Arkansas#273101 in 1,831
New York#290391 in 2,777
Pennsylvania#290261 in 3,006
Ohio#303181 in 3,318
New Jersey#306101 in 3,335
Massachusetts#31081 in 4,341
Virginia#312101 in 2,867
Michigan#325131 in 3,835
North Carolina#333131 in 3,121
Illinois#348171 in 3,619
California#363251 in 3,340
Texas#374261 in 2,777
Alaska———
Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
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 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 1945

girls
#294
540 births · 1 in 2,421 girls

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #294Henrietta540
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 2,421 of them was named Henrietta, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henrietta
  1. #291Myrna568
  2. #292Eloise546
  3. #293Vicky545
  4. #294Henrietta540
  5. #294Mamie540
  6. #296Guadalupe535
  7. #297Della532
  8. #298Laurel530

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →