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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #105, 1892girls
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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 1956

  • 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: #550 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,493 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedWIMichigan: #550 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,545 girlsMINew York: #602 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 8,671 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: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,415 girlsINOhio: #542 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,259 girlsOHPennsylvania: #565 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,648 girlsPANew Jersey: #486 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,889 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #518 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,394 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: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,479 girlsMOKentucky: #316 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsKYWest Virginia: #312 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,488 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedVAMaryland: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,210 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDEArizona: #316 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsAZNew Mexico: #212 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 915 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsARTennessee: #406 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,266 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,983 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #187 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 964 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Henrietta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #446 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,938 girlsLAMississippi: #287 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsMSAlabama: #211 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsALGeorgia: #343 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,919 girlsGAHawaii: #255 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsHITexas: #515 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,784 girlsTXFlorida: #437 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,300 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#187 · 1 in 964
  2. Alabama#211 · 1 in 1,222
  3. New Mexico#212 · 1 in 915
  4. Hawaii#255 · 1 in 1,048
  5. Mississippi#287 · 1 in 1,675

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#187301 in 964
Alabama#211301 in 1,222
New Mexico#212121 in 915
Hawaii#25561 in 1,048
Mississippi#287161 in 1,675
West Virginia#31281 in 2,488
Arizona#31671 in 1,845
Kentucky#316121 in 2,796
Georgia#343161 in 2,919
Arkansas#35071 in 2,697
Maryland#38671 in 4,210
Missouri#403101 in 4,479
North Carolina#406131 in 3,983
Tennessee#40691 in 4,266
Florida#437101 in 4,300
Louisiana#446101 in 3,938
New Jersey#48681 in 6,889
Texas#515241 in 4,784
California#518291 in 5,394
Ohio#542131 in 8,259
Illinois#550141 in 7,493
Michigan#550111 in 8,545
Pennsylvania#565121 in 9,648
Indiana#56861 in 8,415
New York#602191 in 8,671
Alaska
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Delaware
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Nebraska
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Utah
Vermont
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Washington
Wisconsin
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 1956

girls
#491
362 births · 1 in 5,546 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #491Henrietta362
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 5,546 of them was named Henrietta, which outranked 92.9% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Henrietta
  1. #488Sharron366
  2. #489Suzette364
  3. #490Roseann363
  4. #491Henrietta362
  5. #491Adele362
  6. #493Mari361
  7. #494Mamie360
  8. #495Melba358

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

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 993Sheena#1,839#846
  2. 770Glendora#1,733#963
  3. 684Leesa#1,209#525
  4. 543Marisa#1,074#531
  5. 537Dani#1,383#846
Fallers
  1. 513Sheilah#663#1,176
  2. 481Jeryl#768#1,249
  3. 344Jacalyn#496#840
  4. 325Roni#536#861
  5. 314Florine#984#1,298

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

See the top 100 for 1956