Henderson Boy

How popular is Henderson?

#2,604 boy name in 2025

50 baby boys were named Henderson in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.

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1,944living people named Henderson (est.)
37median age of people named Henderson
4,293babies named Henderson since 1880
1 in 66,307US babies born in 2025

Henderson popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,604 for boys (▼ 526 from 2024)
Babies in 202550 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+52% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,364 in 2015, #2,391 in 2020
Peak year1918 (83 boys)
Highest rank#332 in 1882
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Henderson is most popular

Babies named Henderson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  2. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 boys)
  3. Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  5. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Henderson by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s160#332
1890s168#383
1900s175#430
1910s496#677
1920s619#754
1930s419#904
1940s401#960
1950s349#1,005
1960s219#1,405
1970s153#1,981
1980s155#2,268
1990s154#3,386
2000s174#3,820
2010s306#2,420
2020s345#1,999

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Questions

Is Henderson a boy or girl name?
Henderson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Henderson were boys.
How popular is the name Henderson?
50 baby boys were named Henderson in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
When was Henderson most popular?
Henderson peaked in 1918, when 83 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #332 in 1882.
How many people are named Henderson?
4,293 babies have been named Henderson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,944 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
Where is Henderson most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Henderson was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.