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How Popular Is the Name Henry? (2025 Data)

Henry was given to 12,020 boys in the US in 2025, ranking #5 nationally, up 1 places from 2024. It is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranked #2.

Popularity overview

Henry in 2025, in four numbers — all from the SSA counts.

#5National rank among boy names, 2025
12,020Boys named Henry in the US in 2025 — of 1,466,284 boys counted in the 50 states and DC
↑ 1 placesChange from 2024: #6 with 11,596 boys
#2 in MinnesotaHighest state rank (313 boys). Texas had the most Henry births in 2025: 873.

    Henry, state by state, 2025

    Henry was published in 50 states and DC in 2025. Darker tiles are the states where it ranks highest. Tap a state to compare it with Texas.

    Henry by state, boys, 2025 — best rank first
    Minnesota#2313
    New Hampshire#277
    Montana#258
    North Dakota#249
    Massachusetts#3372
    Missouri#3327
    Wisconsin#3307
    Iowa#3176
    Idaho#3119
    Nebraska#3113
    Maine#366
    South Dakota#350
    District of Columbia#349
    Alaska#344
    Vermont#327
    Ohio#4543
    Michigan#4433
    Indiana#4359
    Oregon#4182
    Pennsylvania#5464
    Illinois#5462
    Tennessee#5376
    Virginia#5372
    Washington#5338
    Kansas#5150
    North Carolina#6450
    Colorado#6252
    Utah#6203
    Kentucky#6191
    Georgia#7385
    Maryland#7183
    Oklahoma#7151
    Connecticut#7143
    Arkansas#7128
    South Carolina#8199
    Mississippi#893
    Rhode Island#844
    Alabama#9196
    Hawaii#934
    Louisiana#10125
    New York#14603
    West Virginia#1552
    Arizona#17208
    Wyoming#2013
    Texas#25873
    Delaware#2523
    Florida#27486
    New Jersey#27221
    California#31843
    Nevada#3461
    New Mexico#3934

    States with no published count are not listed with a number: SSA publishes a name only when at least 5 babies of one sex received it in that state in that year. Henry may have been given to 1–4 boys in those states, but the count is not published and is never guessed here.

    Henry ranks highest in Minnesota: #2 in 2025, with 313 boys. The most Henrys were born in Texas: 873 boys in 2025, where it ranked #25.

    How Henry has changed over time

    National rank by year, 2010 to 2025. Lower is more popular.

    Rank (lower is more popular)#1#25#5020102012201420162018202020222024

    The chart shows the name's national rank each year. Lower is more popular. Years with fewer than 5 births are left blank, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.

    Henry first appeared in national SSA data in 1910. In 2024 it ranked #6 with 11,596 boys. In 2025 it jumped 1 places to #5, with 12,020 boys. Henry has ranked in the national top 10 for boys every year since 2020.

    Births per year, 2010–2025

    6,40820107,23520118,07520128,88520139,442201410,186201510,390201610,482201710,714201810,768201910,793202011,370202111,272202210,996202311,596202412,0202025

    How many boys were named Henry each year. Years with fewer than 5 births are not shown, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.

    Henry, boys, United States, 2010–2025
    YearNational rankBirths
    2010#676,408
    2011#577,235
    2012#448,075
    2013#378,885
    2014#339,442
    2015#2910,186
    2016#2210,390
    2017#1910,482
    2018#1610,714
    2019#1310,768
    2020#910,793
    2021#911,370
    2022#711,272
    2023#810,996
    2024#611,596
    2025#512,020

    50 years of Henry

    National rank and births at five points in time — 50, 25, 10 and 5 years ago, and today.

    Henry, national rank and births, 1975–2025
    WhenNational rankBirths
    50 years ago (1975)#1232,081
    25 years ago (2000)#1263,119
    10 years ago (2015)#2910,186
    5 years ago (2020)#910,793
    Today (2025)#512,020

    In 1975 Henry ranked #123 nationally; by 2025 it had climbed to #5.

    The Henry story so far

    When it first appeared, when it broke into the top 100, and where it stands now — every step from the SSA counts.

    1. First appeared in national SSA data in 1910, with 2,884 boys.
    2. First entered the national top 1,000 in 1910.
    3. First entered the national top 100 in 1910.
    4. Highest rank so far: #5 in 2025.
    5. 80 years in the national top 100.
    6. Where it stands now: #5 in 2025, with 12,020 boys.

    Names like Henry

    Names ranked closest to Henry in 2025, and the names rising fastest alongside it.

    Ranked closest to Henry in 2025

    • Theodore — #4 in 2025, 13,355 boys
    • James — #6 in 2025, 11,945 boys
    • Oliver — #3 in 2025, 14,939 boys
    • Elijah — #7 in 2025, 11,111 boys
    • Noah — #2 in 2025, 20,358 boys

    Other names rising fast in 2025

    • Amirion — up 1,108 places to #1176 in 2025, 124 boys
    • Kasai — up 1,073 places to #631 in 2025, 403 boys
    • Akari — up 1,059 places to #543 in 2025, 518 boys
    • Eziah — up 752 places to #609 in 2025, 426 boys
    • Jasai — up 723 places to #439 in 2025, 693 boys

    What this does not tell you

    This page gives no meaning or origin for the name, because meaning data does not come from SSA. It also gives no middle-name or sibling suggestions: SSA does not publish middle names, and no dataset records sibling pairings.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.