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Henry

Pronounced /ˈhɛn.ɹi/

Rank in 2024
#7,791
Born in 2024
14
Peak year
1925 · #704
Origin
Germanic
Also recorded for boys:11,547 in 2024 (#6)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 14 girls were named Henry, about 1 in every 115,228.
  • It peaked in 1925 with 110 babies, ranked #704.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 4,599 girls have been named Henry since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Henry per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 1,514 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 1,153 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Boomers: 693 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 366 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 246 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 125 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 140 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik). ==== Proper noun ==== Henry (plural Henrys or Henries) A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages. A French and English surname originating as a patronymic. A locale in the United States: A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.

  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
Origin
Germanic
Say it
/ˈhɛn.ɹi/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Henry, CC BY-SA 4.0.