Name histories / Henry
Henry: U.S. name history
Published Social Security birth-name counts for the exact spelling Henry in the male recorded field, 1880–2025.
In the latest file, Henry was at position 5 among published male-field spellings, with 12,020 recorded births. That is up 424 from 11,596 in 2024. Its first released row in this archive is from 1880; a missing earlier row does not establish when the name began to exist.
What the historical pattern shows
Henry was ninth among published male-field spellings in 1880 and remained in the top 20 in 1925. It then moved outside the top 100 by 1975 and did not return to the top ten until 2020.
The 2025 file places Henry fifth and gives it the largest annual count in the archived series. Its earlier ranks were high even when the modern number of recorded births was not, a reminder to compare counts and positions separately.
Selected annual records
| Birth year | Published count | Position* |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2,444 | 9 |
| 1900 | 2,606 | 10 |
| 1925 | 10,618 | 18 |
| 1950 | 6,963 | 47 |
| 1975 | 2,090 | 124 |
| 1990 | 2,253 | 138 |
| 2000 | 3,127 | 126 |
| 2010 | 6,408 | 67 |
| 2015 | 10,186 | 29 |
| 2020 | 10,793 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11,596 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12,020 | 5 |
*Position is calculated from the published entries in one year and field, ordered by count; it is not an official SSA rank. Counts are not adjusted for population or coverage. SSA suppresses small cells, so no row does not mean zero births.
Keep exploring
Compare Theodore · William; inspect any spelling in the annual popularity tool; or see the 2025 overview.
Sources: SSA national data and suppression rules · our data method. Data reviewed 1 November 2026.