Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: EnglishHenry is a masculine given name derived from Old French Henri or Henry, which is derived from the Old Frankish name Heimeric, from Common Germanic “Haimarīks”. In Old High German, the name was conflated with the name Haginrich to form Heinrich.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Henry yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Henry's 2024 count of 11,547 is an all-time high for the name, edging past its previous best and landing it at #6 nationally — quietly one of the more durable comebacks in the current top ten, since the name spent much of the mid-20th century well off its 1880s-era standing before climbing back.
It's been recorded in every decade since 1880 and has grown 22% over the past ten years, a steady rather than explosive rise. Unlike Theodore's recent breakout, Henry's climb has been gradual, without a single dramatic jump year.
Its famous bearers lean industrial and intellectual rather than entertainment-driven — Henry Ford, Henry Kissinger, Henry David Thoreau, and, more recently, Bill Gates (born William Henry Gates) — a spread that favors substance over celebrity, which fits a name whose modern revival seems to be about restoring an old-fashioned classic rather than chasing a trend.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2,444 | #9 |
| 1881 | 2,339 | #8 |
| 1882 | 2,579 | #9 |
| 1883 | 2,383 | #8 |
| 1884 | 2,474 | #9 |
| 1885 | 2,406 | #8 |
| 1886 | 2,404 | #9 |
| 1887 | 2,228 | #8 |
| 1888 | 2,596 | #10 |
| 1889 | 2,286 | #11 |
| 1890 | 2,349 | #9 |
| 1891 | 2,049 | #10 |
| 1892 | 2,452 | #10 |
| 1893 | 2,162 | #11 |
| 1894 | 2,278 | #9 |
| 1895 | 2,221 | #9 |
| 1896 | 2,183 | #10 |
| 1897 | 1,994 | #10 |
| 1898 | 2,145 | #11 |
| 1899 | 1,831 | #10 |
| 1900 | 2,606 | #10 |
| 1901 | 1,870 | #10 |
| 1902 | 2,154 | #10 |
| 1903 | 1,922 | #11 |
| 1904 | 2,085 | #10 |
| 1905 | 2,126 | #11 |
| 1906 | 2,112 | #11 |
| 1907 | 2,203 | #10 |
| 1908 | 2,283 | #11 |
| 1909 | 2,411 | #11 |
| 1910 | 2,899 | #10 |
| 1911 | 3,167 | #11 |
| 1912 | 5,643 | #12 |
| 1913 | 6,391 | #12 |
| 1914 | 8,110 | #12 |
| 1915 | 10,138 | #14 |
| 1916 | 10,656 | #14 |
| 1917 | 10,696 | #15 |
| 1918 | 11,354 | #16 |
| 1919 | 10,613 | #16 |
| 1920 | 11,305 | #17 |
| 1921 | 11,411 | #17 |
| 1922 | 11,207 | #17 |
| 1923 | 11,067 | #18 |
| 1924 | 11,195 | #18 |
| 1925 | 10,618 | #18 |
| 1926 | 9,994 | #19 |
| 1927 | 9,871 | #19 |
| 1928 | 9,313 | #21 |
| 1929 | 8,571 | #21 |
| 1930 | 8,594 | #22 |
| 1931 | 7,805 | #22 |
| 1932 | 7,470 | #23 |
| 1933 | 6,726 | #24 |
| 1934 | 6,736 | #27 |
| 1935 | 6,855 | #27 |
| 1936 | 6,446 | #28 |
| 1937 | 6,668 | #30 |
| 1938 | 6,557 | #30 |
| 1939 | 6,561 | #31 |
| 1940 | 6,822 | #31 |
| 1941 | 7,164 | #28 |
| 1942 | 7,562 | #31 |
| 1943 | 7,631 | #31 |
| 1944 | 6,975 | #35 |
| 1945 | 6,604 | #37 |
| 1946 | 7,317 | #41 |
| 1947 | 7,808 | #46 |
| 1948 | 7,420 | #45 |
| 1949 | 7,183 | #46 |
| 1950 | 6,965 | #47 |
| 1951 | 7,118 | #47 |
| 1952 | 6,974 | #50 |
| 1953 | 6,663 | #54 |
| 1954 | 6,402 | #59 |
| 1955 | 6,188 | #61 |
| 1956 | 5,971 | #71 |
| 1957 | 5,734 | #75 |
| 1958 | 5,154 | #83 |
| 1959 | 5,063 | #83 |
| 1960 | 4,968 | #84 |
| 1961 | 4,621 | #91 |
| 1962 | 4,347 | #92 |
| 1963 | 4,181 | #94 |
| 1964 | 4,123 | #92 |
| 1965 | 3,802 | #94 |
| 1966 | 3,574 | #92 |
| 1967 | 3,333 | #93 |
| 1968 | 3,129 | #95 |
| 1969 | 3,057 | #100 |
| 1970 | 3,127 | #104 |
| 1971 | 2,949 | #112 |
| 1972 | 2,418 | #118 |
| 1973 | 2,358 | #111 |
| 1974 | 2,320 | #115 |
| 1975 | 2,090 | #124 |
| 1976 | 2,128 | #122 |
| 1977 | 2,135 | #126 |
| 1978 | 2,042 | #127 |
| 1979 | 1,948 | #138 |
| 1980 | 2,070 | #135 |
| 1981 | 2,186 | #126 |
| 1982 | 2,080 | #134 |
| 1983 | 1,953 | #136 |
| 1984 | 2,031 | #135 |
| 1985 | 2,069 | #137 |
| 1986 | 1,994 | #139 |
| 1987 | 2,088 | #137 |
| 1988 | 2,082 | #140 |
| 1989 | 2,174 | #141 |
| 1990 | 2,253 | #138 |
| 1991 | 2,260 | #143 |
| 1992 | 2,344 | #141 |
| 1993 | 2,484 | #136 |
| 1994 | 2,420 | #145 |
| 1995 | 2,544 | #136 |
| 1996 | 2,556 | #139 |
| 1997 | 2,656 | #139 |
| 1998 | 2,800 | #135 |
| 1999 | 2,927 | #129 |
| 2000 | 3,127 | #126 |
| 2001 | 3,206 | #120 |
| 2002 | 3,338 | #115 |
| 2003 | 3,483 | #115 |
| 2004 | 3,920 | #109 |
| 2005 | 4,185 | #102 |
| 2006 | 4,674 | #95 |
| 2007 | 5,123 | #90 |
| 2008 | 5,787 | #78 |
| 2009 | 5,899 | #71 |
| 2010 | 6,406 | #67 |
| 2011 | 7,234 | #57 |
| 2012 | 8,075 | #44 |
| 2013 | 8,883 | #37 |
| 2014 | 9,442 | #33 |
| 2015 | 10,184 | #29 |
| 2016 | 10,389 | #22 |
| 2017 | 10,480 | #19 |
| 2018 | 10,712 | #16 |
| 2019 | 10,766 | #13 |
| 2020 | 10,789 | #9 |
| 2021 | 11,367 | #9 |
| 2022 | 11,270 | #7 |
| 2023 | 10,988 | #8 |
| 2024 | 11,547 | #6 |
