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Worldwide Name Statistics

Henry

Ranked #125 - 1 in 21,469 people
US

Most common in

United States

373k bearers

World total

372,635

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#125

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States373k
Worldwide
~373k
rank #125
Rarity
1 in 21,469
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~373k in US

About the name Henry

There are an estimated 372,635 people named Henry alive worldwide today. That ranks Henry at #125 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Henry is held by approximately 372,635 people, ranking #125 among first names. That works out to roughly 112 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 891 U.S. residents).

Historically Henry is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.4% male).

Henry appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.4%Female 0.6%

Henry popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Henry, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 2,455
  2. 1881: 2,352
  3. 1882: 2,596
  4. 1883: 2,395
  5. 1884: 2,485
  6. 1885: 2,425
  7. 1886: 2,418
  8. 1887: 2,238
  9. 1888: 2,621
  10. 1889: 2,304
  11. 1890: 2,368
  12. 1891: 2,071
  13. 1892: 2,476
  14. 1893: 2,186
  15. 1894: 2,295
  16. 1895: 2,236
  17. 1896: 2,197
  18. 1897: 2,009
  19. 1898: 2,161
  20. 1899: 1,852
  21. 1900: 2,631
  22. 1901: 1,887
  23. 1902: 2,168
  24. 1903: 1,940
  25. 1904: 2,099
  26. 1905: 2,145
  27. 1906: 2,135
  28. 1907: 2,217
  29. 1908: 2,310
  30. 1909: 2,438
  31. 1910: 2,927
  32. 1911: 3,197
  33. 1912: 5,673
  34. 1913: 6,427
  35. 1914: 8,169
  36. 1915: 10k
  37. 1916: 11k
  38. 1917: 11k
  39. 1918: 11k
  40. 1919: 11k
  41. 1920: 11k
  42. 1921: 12k
  43. 1922: 11k
  44. 1923: 11k
  45. 1924: 11k
  46. 1925: 11k
  47. 1926: 10k
  48. 1927: 9,976
  49. 1928: 9,394
  50. 1929: 8,671
  51. 1930: 8,690
  52. 1931: 7,887
  53. 1932: 7,538
  54. 1933: 6,778
  55. 1934: 6,795
  56. 1935: 6,918
  57. 1936: 6,500
  58. 1937: 6,737
  59. 1938: 6,610
  60. 1939: 6,609
  61. 1940: 6,877
  62. 1941: 7,231
  63. 1942: 7,626
  64. 1943: 7,678
  65. 1944: 7,024
  66. 1945: 6,653
  67. 1946: 7,356
  68. 1947: 7,853
  69. 1948: 7,474
  70. 1949: 7,217
  71. 1950: 6,997
  72. 1951: 7,156
  73. 1952: 7,008
  74. 1953: 6,703
  75. 1954: 6,443
  76. 1955: 6,223
  77. 1956: 6,009
  78. 1957: 5,769
  79. 1958: 5,186
  80. 1959: 5,097
  81. 1960: 5,007
  82. 1961: 4,664
  83. 1962: 4,373
  84. 1963: 4,211
  85. 1964: 4,147
  86. 1965: 3,825
  87. 1966: 3,604
  88. 1967: 3,357
  89. 1968: 3,155
  90. 1969: 3,077
  91. 1970: 3,152
  92. 1971: 2,969
  93. 1972: 2,445
  94. 1973: 2,378
  95. 1974: 2,350
  96. 1975: 2,115
  97. 1976: 2,150
  98. 1977: 2,149
  99. 1978: 2,059
  100. 1979: 1,964
  101. 1980: 2,091
  102. 1981: 2,207
  103. 1982: 2,096
  104. 1983: 1,979
  105. 1984: 2,049
  106. 1985: 2,083
  107. 1986: 2,019
  108. 1987: 2,106
  109. 1988: 2,097
  110. 1989: 2,190
  111. 1990: 2,272
  112. 1991: 2,272
  113. 1992: 2,353
  114. 1993: 2,501
  115. 1994: 2,427
  116. 1995: 2,549
  117. 1996: 2,566
  118. 1997: 2,664
  119. 1998: 2,806
  120. 1999: 2,935
  121. 2000: 3,133
  122. 2001: 3,214
  123. 2002: 3,339
  124. 2003: 3,491
  125. 2004: 3,945
  126. 2005: 4,200
  127. 2006: 4,684
  128. 2007: 5,131
  129. 2008: 5,797
  130. 2009: 5,907
  131. 2010: 6,416
  132. 2011: 7,242
  133. 2012: 8,085
  134. 2013: 8,894
  135. 2014: 9,452
  136. 2015: 10k
  137. 2016: 10k
  138. 2017: 10k
  139. 2018: 11k
  140. 2019: 11k
  141. 2020: 11k
  142. 2021: 11k
  143. 2022: 11k
  144. 2023: 11k
  145. 2024: 12k
  146. 2025: 12k

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Henry worldwide?

There are an estimated 372,635 people named Henry alive worldwide today, ranking #125 globally.

Is Henry a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 21,469 people. In the United States there are roughly 372,635 bearers, which is 1 in 891 Americans.

Is Henry a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Henry is used 99.4% male and 0.6% female.

Where does the name Henry come from?

Who are famous people named Henry?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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