Boys' name · peaked in 1881
Henry name popularity since 1925
568,582 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Henry. Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Henry is about 60 years old in 2026. Henry peaked in 1881 as the #8 name for boys, and it ranked #5 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 568,582
- Named Henry, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #8 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #5
- for boys in 2025 (12,020 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 3,064 girls · 565,518 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Henry made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Henry births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2025. Measured as a share of all babies, Henry peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Henry became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 405 baby boys to 1 in 235.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Henry's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Henry.
Decade by decade
Babies named Henry in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 502 | 48,367 | – |
| 1930s | 643 | 70,419 | #27 |
| 1940s | 501 | 72,488 | #37 |
| 1950s | 361 | 62,230 | #61 |
| 1960s | 286 | 39,134 | #94 |
| 1970s | 220 | 23,511 | #124 |
| 1980s | 189 | 20,728 | #137 |
| 1990s | 96 | 25,249 | #136 |
| 2000s | 81 | 42,760 | #102 |
| 2010s | 102 | 92,585 | #29 |
| 2020–25 | 83 | 68,047 | #5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
24.5% of babies named Henry from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Henry is most popular
The index compares Henry'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 Henry.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2.16× | 15,003 |
| South Carolina | 1.99× | 15,981 |
| Hawaii | 1.66× | 2,969 |
| Alabama | 1.64× | 16,599 |
| Louisiana | 1.53× | 15,679 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Henry and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Henry (this page) | 565,518 | 1881 |
| Henri | 4,910 | 2021 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Henry's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Henry.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Henry (1881).
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