EveryBabyNames

Henry

4 countries#5 in United States, 2025
US
#5
in United States, 2025
FR
#523
in France, 2022
SCOT
#88
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#24
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
788,114
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
12,040
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Henry was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

773,564 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #5 · peaked in 2025 with 12,040 births

Most common in: New York, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

11,918 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #523 · peaked in 1920 with 225 births

Most common in: Paris, La Réunion, Nord, Rhône, Gironde

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,671 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #88 · peaked in 2016 with 72 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

961 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #24 · peaked in 2023 with 70 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Henry’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#95
2007#90↑5
2008#78↑12
2009#71↑7
2010#67↑4
2011#57↑10
2012#44↑13
2013#37↑7
2014#33↑4
2015#29↑4
2016#22↑7
2017#19↑3
2018#16↑3
2019#13↑3
2020#9↑4
2021#9
2022#7↑2
2023#8↓1
2024#6↑2
2025#5↑1

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