Heinrich
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Heinrich is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Heinrich mean?
Germanic
A male given name from German, equivalent to English Henry.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Heinrich a girl's or a boy's name?
Heinrich is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Heinrich in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Heinrich, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Heinrich in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Heinrich in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
Names like Heinrich
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hendrix Liam Hudson Harlem Noah Henrik Kairo Judah Hugo Koen Luca Holden
More Germanic names
Amelia Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Heinrich: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/heinrich, updated 20 October 2026.