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Henry is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 761,424 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 756,825 as boys and 4,599 as girls. Henry gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2024. It is the #74 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 11,561
2023 10,997
2022 11,282
2021 11,382
2020 10,802
2019 10,775
2018 10,728
2017 10,491
2016 10,401
2015 10,194
2014 9,452
2013 8,892
2012 8,085
2011 7,241
2010 6,414
2009 5,907
2008 5,796
2007 5,128
2006 4,681
2005 4,199
2004 3,937
2003 3,490
2002 3,338
2001 3,214
2000 3,133
1999 2,934
1998 2,805
1997 2,663
1996 2,566
1995 2,549
1994 2,427
1993 2,499
1992 2,353
1991 2,272
1990 2,272
1989 2,190
1988 2,097
1987 2,106
1986 2,017
1985 2,084
1984 2,048
1983 1,980
1982 2,096
1981 2,208
1980 2,090
1979 1,965
1978 2,058
1977 2,150
1976 2,151
1975 2,115
1974 2,351
1973 2,379
1972 2,445
1971 2,969
1970 3,152
1969 3,079
1968 3,155
1967 3,358
1966 3,603
1965 3,826
1964 4,146
1963 4,208
1962 4,374
1961 4,665
1960 5,007
1959 5,099
1958 5,183
1957 5,770
1956 6,009
1955 6,224
1954 6,443
1953 6,704
1952 7,008
1951 7,154
1950 6,999
1949 7,217
1948 7,473
1947 7,854
1946 7,356
1945 6,651
1944 7,024
1943 7,678
1942 7,627
1941 7,230
1940 6,877
1939 6,609
1938 6,610
1937 6,737
1936 6,499
1935 6,917
1934 6,796
1933 6,778
1932 7,538
1931 7,887
1930 8,690
1929 8,671
1928 9,394
1927 9,976
1926 10,100
1925 10,728
1924 11,291
1923 11,148
1922 11,287
1921 11,508
1920 11,371
1919 10,709
1918 11,441
1917 10,776
1916 10,738
1915 10,210
1914 8,169
1913 6,427
1912 5,673
1911 3,197
1910 2,927
1909 2,438
1908 2,310
1907 2,217
1906 2,135
1905 2,145
1904 2,099
1903 1,940
1902 2,168
1901 1,887
1900 2,631
1899 1,852
1898 2,161
1897 2,009
1896 2,197
1895 2,236
1894 2,295
1893 2,186
1892 2,476
1891 2,071
1890 2,368
1889 2,304
1888 2,621
1887 2,238
1886 2,418
1885 2,425
1884 2,485
1883 2,395
1882 2,596
1881 2,352
1880 2,455