Henna
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning henna plant used for dye.
Babies a year
30
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Henna by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Henna. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 53 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Henna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Henna, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Henna
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