Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Henrietta name popularity since 1925
24,003 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Henrietta. Half of them were born in 1942 or earlier, so the typical Henrietta is about 84 years old in 2026. Henrietta peaked in 1880 as the #106 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,003
- Named Henrietta, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #106 for girls that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,666 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 23,971 girls · 32 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 4.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Henrietta made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Henrietta births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Henrietta peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1962 and 1967, Henrietta's share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 8,550 to 1 in 14,600.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Henrietta's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Henrietta.
Decade by decade
Babies named Henrietta in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,523 | 13 | – |
| 1930s | 5,814 | 14 | #260 |
| 1940s | 5,650 | 5 | #294 |
| 1950s | 3,830 | 0 | #455 |
| 1960s | 1,779 | 0 | #801 |
| 1970s | 660 | 0 | #1,591 |
| 1980s | 318 | 0 | #3,033 |
| 1990s | 223 | 0 | #6,382 |
| 2000s | 144 | 0 | #12,247 |
| 2010s | 581 | 0 | #2,823 |
| 2020–25 | 449 | 0 | #2,666 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.5% of babies named Henrietta from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Henrietta is most popular
The index compares Henrietta's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Henrietta.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 4.05× | 1,186 |
| Alabama | 2.39× | 884 |
| Mississippi | 2.11× | 535 |
| Kentucky | 2.09× | 730 |
| Louisiana | 2.02× | 759 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Henrietta's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Henrietta.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Henrietta (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data