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Henry

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Ruler Of The Home
English
German
Ruler of the household

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Henry

Pronunciation

he(n)-ry

Famous People

Philosopher Henry David Thoureau, Automobile pioneer Henry Ford, Actor Henry Fonda, Actor Henry Winkler, Author Henry James, Prince Henry of Wales

Celebrity Babies

Son of Heidi Klum and Seal, Son of Julia Roberts, Son of Dennis Hopper, Son of Julia Louis Dreyfuss and Brad Hall, Son of Meryl Streep, Son of Steve Zahn, Son of Emily Deschanel, Son of Minnie Driver

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #5, 12,020 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #704, 110 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5917, 20 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202512,02020
202411,54714
202310,9889
202211,27012
202111,36715
202010,78913
201910,7669
201810,71216
201710,48011
201610,38912

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #13, 3,581 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 2,295 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20252,295
20242,360
20232,490
20222,624
20212,912
20202,868
20193,012
20183,172
20173,246
20163,527

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #108, 225 births); most recent 2023 (rank #526, 85 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1933 (rank #1066, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
202385–
202294–
202169–
202079–
201989–
201876–
201763–
201694–
201569–
201454–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #75, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #79, 78 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202578
202456
202363
202272
202159
202070
201983
201886
201787
201694

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #92, 72 births); most recent 2025 (rank #88, 60 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202560
202456
202364
202257
202157
202055
201966
201867
201762
201672

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #22, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #24, 64 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202564
202448
202370
202257
202152
202051
201942
201853
201743
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #11, 149 births); most recent 2023 (rank #10, 118 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023118
2022114
2021127
2020115
2019149
2018146
2017120
2016101
201597
201497

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence