How Many People Are Named Henry?
people named Henry are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 887 people in the US has this name
Based on 773,564 babies named Henry in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
12,040 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Heimirich which meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler". It was later commonly spelled Heinrich, with the spelling altered due to the influence of other Germanic names like Haganrich, in which the first element is hagan "enclosure".
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Henry (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Henry alive today is about 34 years old, and 55% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Henry first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 12,040 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Henry reached #5 among boys' names in 2025, and was in the top 10 in 29 years between 1880 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #5.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5 |
| Best rank | #5 (2025) |
| Years in the top 10 | 29 |
| Years in the top 100 | 110 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #18 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Henry alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Henry were born in California than in any other state: about 37,464 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Henry was given 1.9 times as often in Mississippi, 1.9 times in South Carolina and 1.7 times in Hawaii.
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