Hennessy
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning descendant of Aonghus; from the Irish surname.
Babies a year
45
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Hennessy by the numbers
Hennessy was given to 45 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 78 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hennessy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hennesseyfire, strength; irish surname as given name12 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hennessy
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