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
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 12,020 births
- Debut · boys
- 2,444 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 110 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 768,945since 1880
Henry over time
Rank among boys' names. 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 | #5,917 | 20 | #5 | 12,020 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #6 | 11,596 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #8 | 10,996 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #7 | 11,272 |
| 2021 | #7,250 | 15 | #9 | 11,370 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #9 | 10,793 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #13 | 10,768 |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | #16 | 10,714 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #19 | 10,482 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #22 | 10,390 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #29 | 10,186 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #33 | 9,442 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #37 | 8,885 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #44 | 8,075 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #57 | 7,235 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #67 | 6,408 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #71 | 5,899 |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #78 | 5,788 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #90 | 5,126 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #95 | 4,677 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #102 | 4,186 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #109 | 3,928 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #115 | 3,484 |
| 2002 | — | #115 | 3,339 | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #120 | 3,206 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #126 | 3,127 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #129 | 2,928 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #135 | 2,801 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #139 | 2,657 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #139 | 2,556 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #136 | 2,544 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #145 | 2,420 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #136 | 2,486 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #141 | 2,344 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #143 | 2,260 |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 19 | #138 | 2,253 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | #141 | 2,174 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #140 | 2,082 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #137 | 2,088 |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | #139 | 1,996 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #137 | 2,068 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #135 | 2,032 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | #136 | 1,952 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #134 | 2,080 |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | #126 | 2,185 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #135 | 2,071 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #138 | 1,947 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #127 | 2,043 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #126 | 2,134 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #122 | 2,127 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #124 | 2,090 |
| 1974 | #2,433 | 31 | #115 | 2,319 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #111 | 2,357 |
| 1972 | #2,598 | 27 | #118 | 2,418 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #112 | 2,949 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 | #104 | 3,127 |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | #100 | 3,055 |
| 1968 | #2,431 | 26 | #95 | 3,129 |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | #93 | 3,332 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #92 | 3,575 |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | #94 | 3,801 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #92 | 4,124 |
| 1963 | #2,306 | 27 | #94 | 4,184 |
| 1962 | #2,312 | 27 | #92 | 4,346 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 | #92 | 4,620 |
| 1960 | #1,811 | 39 | #84 | 4,968 |
| 1959 | #1,852 | 36 | #83 | 5,061 |
| 1958 | #2,073 | 29 | #83 | 5,157 |
| 1957 | #1,808 | 36 | #75 | 5,733 |
| 1956 | #1,717 | 38 | #71 | 5,971 |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | #61 | 6,187 |
| 1954 | #1,585 | 41 | #59 | 6,402 |
| 1953 | #1,531 | 41 | #54 | 6,662 |
| 1952 | #1,680 | 34 | #50 | 6,974 |
| 1951 | #1,583 | 36 | #47 | 7,120 |
| 1950 | #1,602 | 34 | #47 | 6,963 |
| 1949 | #1,603 | 34 | #46 | 7,183 |
| 1948 | #1,250 | 53 | #45 | 7,421 |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 | #46 | 7,807 |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | #41 | 7,317 |
| 1945 | #1,142 | 47 | #37 | 6,606 |
| 1944 | #1,115 | 49 | #35 | 6,975 |
| 1943 | #1,181 | 47 | #31 | 7,631 |
| 1942 | #968 | 65 | #31 | 7,561 |
| 1941 | #903 | 66 | #28 | 7,165 |
| 1940 | #963 | 55 | #31 | 6,822 |
| 1939 | #1,022 | 48 | #31 | 6,561 |
| 1938 | #972 | 53 | #30 | 6,557 |
| 1937 | #824 | 69 | #30 | 6,668 |
| 1936 | #941 | 53 | #28 | 6,447 |
| 1935 | #874 | 62 | #27 | 6,856 |
| 1934 | #875 | 60 | #27 | 6,735 |
| 1933 | #947 | 52 | #24 | 6,726 |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 | #23 | 7,470 |
| 1931 | #743 | 82 | #22 | 7,805 |
| 1930 | #706 | 96 | #22 | 8,594 |
| 1929 | #698 | 100 | #21 | 8,571 |
| 1928 | #794 | 81 | #21 | 9,313 |
| 1927 | #706 | 105 | #19 | 9,871 |
| 1926 | #702 | 106 | #19 | 9,994 |
| 1925 | #704 | 110 | #18 | 10,618 |
| 1924 | #761 | 96 | #18 | 11,195 |
| 1923 | #811 | 81 | #18 | 11,067 |
| 1922 | #819 | 80 | #17 | 11,207 |
| 1921 | #742 | 97 | #17 | 11,411 |
| 1920 | #894 | 66 | #17 | 11,305 |
| 1919 | #712 | 96 | #16 | 10,613 |
| 1918 | #766 | 87 | #16 | 11,354 |
| 1917 | #772 | 80 | #15 | 10,696 |
| 1916 | #750 | 82 | #14 | 10,656 |
| 1915 | #778 | 72 | #14 | 10,138 |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | #12 | 8,110 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | #12 | 6,391 |
| 1912 | #919 | 30 | #12 | 5,643 |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 | #11 | 3,167 |
| 1910 | #812 | 28 | #10 | 2,899 |
| 1909 | #773 | 27 | #11 | 2,411 |
| 1908 | #742 | 27 | #11 | 2,283 |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | #10 | 2,203 |
| 1906 | #765 | 23 | #11 | 2,112 |
| 1905 | #848 | 19 | #11 | 2,126 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #10 | 2,085 |
| 1903 | #813 | 18 | #11 | 1,922 |
| 1902 | #936 | 14 | #10 | 2,154 |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | #10 | 1,870 |
| 1900 | #725 | 25 | #10 | 2,606 |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | #10 | 1,831 |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | #11 | 2,145 |
| 1897 | #826 | 15 | #10 | 1,994 |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | #10 | 2,183 |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | #9 | 2,221 |
| 1894 | #719 | 17 | #9 | 2,278 |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | #11 | 2,162 |
| 1892 | #565 | 24 | #10 | 2,452 |
| 1891 | #559 | 22 | #10 | 2,049 |
| 1890 | #599 | 19 | #9 | 2,349 |
| 1889 | #600 | 18 | #11 | 2,286 |
| 1888 | #503 | 25 | #10 | 2,596 |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | #8 | 2,228 |
| 1886 | #606 | 14 | #9 | 2,404 |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | #8 | 2,406 |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | #9 | 2,474 |
| 1883 | #561 | 12 | #8 | 2,383 |
| 1882 | #446 | 17 | #9 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | #8 | 2,339 |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | #9 | 2,444 |
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.
See more about Henry
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #5 (12,020 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 29 yrs · run 1880–1888
- Top 100: 110 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 13.6% of all boys named Henry (104,552) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #8 (1885) → #145 (1994) → #5 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24,139 | #8 (1885) | #9 |
| 1890s | 21,664 | #9 (1890) | #10 |
| 1900s | 21,772 | #10 (1900) | #11 |
| 1910s | 79,667 | #10 (1910) | #13 |
| 1920s | 104,552 | #17 (1921) | #19 |
| 1930s | 70,419 | #22 (1930) | #26 |
| 1940s | 72,488 | #28 (1941) | #37 |
| 1950s | 62,230 | #47 (1951) | #63 |
| 1960s | 39,134 | #84 (1960) | #93 |
| 1970s | 23,511 | #104 (1970) | #120 |
| 1980s | 20,728 | #126 (1981) | #136 |
| 1990s | 25,249 | #129 (1999) | #138 |
| 2000s | 42,760 | #71 (2009) | #102 |
| 2010s | 92,585 | #13 (2019) | #34 |
| 2020s | 68,047 | #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 1995
Top girls' names in 1995
Top boys' names in 1995
More about 1995
girls
1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 351,710 of them was named Henry, which outranked 15.0% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,367 names at #13,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 748 of them was named Henry, which outranked 98.7% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.