Henry

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Henry 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

Henry first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 3,581 babies (rank #13 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,360 boys (rank #14). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Henry

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.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

65,177

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,581

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Henry Tilney — Northanger Abbey

Famous people named Henry

Henry Fordracing automobile driver · b. 1863
Henry Kissingerautobiographer · b. 1923
Henry David Thoreaudiarist · b. 1817
Henry VIII of Englandcomposer · b. 1491
Henry Wadsworth Longfellownovelist · b. 1807

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,135	#58
1997	1,241	#58
1998	1,244	#56
1999	1,359	#51
2000	1,322	#52
2001	1,196	#53
2002	1,242	#51
2003	1,159	#53
2004	1,469	#48
2005	1,595	#44
2006	1,798	#39
2007	1,867	#35
2008	2,003	#38
2009	2,143	#37
2010	2,239	#34
2011	2,625	#28
2012	2,928	#24
2013	3,248	#18
2014	3,572	#15
2015	3,581	#13
2016	3,527	#15
2017	3,246	#13
2018	3,172	#13
2019	3,012	#12
2020	2,868	#11
2021	2,912	#10
2022	2,624	#13
2023	2,490	#10
2024	2,360	#14