Henry Boy
How popular is Henry?
#5 boy name in 2025
12,020 baby boys were named Henry in the US in 2025, making it the 5th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
Henry popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12,020 boys, 20 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #29 in 2015, #9 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (12,020 boys) |
| Highest rank | #5 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Henry counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Henry family of names ranked #8 for boys in 2025 (#10 the year before), with 12,135 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | 12,020 | 99% |
| Henri | 95 | 1% |
| Henrry | 20 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Henry is most popular
Babies named Henry per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 24.8 per 1,000 (156 boys)
- District of Columbia: 19.8 per 1,000 (293 boys)
- Wyoming: 17.6 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- New Hampshire: 17.4 per 1,000 (387 boys)
- Maine: 16.5 per 1,000 (320 boys)
Henry by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24,139 | #8 |
| 1890s | 21,664 | #9 |
| 1900s | 21,772 | #10 |
| 1910s | 79,667 | #10 |
| 1920s | 104,552 | #17 |
| 1930s | 70,419 | #22 |
| 1940s | 72,488 | #28 |
| 1950s | 62,230 | #47 |
| 1960s | 39,134 | #84 |
| 1970s | 23,511 | #104 |
| 1980s | 20,728 | #126 |
| 1990s | 25,249 | #129 |
| 2000s | 42,760 | #71 |
| 2010s | 92,585 | #13 |
| 2020s | 68,047 | #5 |
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Questions
- Is Henry a boy or girl name?
- Henry is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Henry were boys.
- How popular is the name Henry?
- 12,020 baby boys were named Henry in the US in 2025, making it the 5th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
- When was Henry most popular?
- Henry peaked in 2025, when 12,020 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #5 in 2025.
- How many people are named Henry?
- 773,564 babies have been named Henry in the US since 1880. We estimate about 391,607 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Henry most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Henry was most common in Vermont, at 24.8 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.