Henry
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning ruler of the home.
Babies a year
2,295
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#5
up from #6
UK popularity
#13
2,295 babies · up from #14
How Henry has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #29 |
| 2016 | #22 |
| 2017 | #18 |
| 2018 | #16 |
| 2019 | #12 |
| 2020 | #9 |
| 2021 | #9 |
| 2022 | #7 |
| 2023 | #8 |
| 2024 | #6 |
| 2025 | #5 |
In 2025, 2,295 babies in England and Wales were named Henry. In the US, 10,417 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Henry was most common in 1885, when it went to 2.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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