Henderson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEN-der-sun
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Henderson is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Henry”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Henderson mean?
Scottish: Scottish surname
“son of Henry”
A Scottish surname meaning son of Hendry, a Scots form of Henry.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Henderson a girl's or a boy's name?
Henderson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henderson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Henderson, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Henderson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Henderson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Henderson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Henderson, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,391st. Its busiest year was 1918, with 83 boys.
Half of all the boys named Henderson in the US since 1880 were born between 1920 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henderson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,391 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,766 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,483 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,478 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,405 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,438 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,254 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,241 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,154 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,244 |
| 1951 | 47 | #1,039 |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,005 |
| 1949 | 43 | #1,071 |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,144 |
| 1947 | 43 | #1,107 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,156 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1944 | 44 | #974 |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,074 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,139 |
| 1941 | 44 | #960 |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,067 |
| 1939 | 47 | #904 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,009 |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,074 |
| 1936 | 41 | #972 |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,078 |
| 1934 | 45 | #942 |
| 1933 | 43 | #961 |
| 1932 | 50 | #915 |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,031 |
| 1930 | 39 | #1,116 |
| 1929 | 50 | #952 |
| 1928 | 61 | #846 |
| 1927 | 63 | #849 |
| 1926 | 55 | #902 |
| 1925 | 60 | #858 |
| 1924 | 66 | #838 |
| 1923 | 64 | #846 |
| 1922 | 63 | #863 |
| 1921 | 61 | #890 |
| 1920 | 76 | #754 |
| 1919 | 61 | #839 |
| 1918 | 83 | #684 |
| 1917 | 71 | #739 |
| 1916 | 71 | #708 |
| 1915 | 60 | #776 |
| 1914 | 40 | #855 |
| 1913 | 40 | #734 |
| 1912 | 35 | #725 |
| 1911 | 16 | #823 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 22 | #558 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 14 | #699 |
| 1906 | 18 | #547 |
| 1905 | 25 | #430 |
| 1904 | 18 | #515 |
| 1903 | 9 | #783 |
| 1902 | 19 | #490 |
| 1901 | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | 20 | #534 |
| 1899 | 12 | #583 |
| 1898 | 18 | #485 |
| 1897 | 10 | #681 |
| 1896 | 16 | #518 |
| 1895 | 25 | #383 |
| 1894 | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | 20 | #401 |
| 1892 | 21 | #415 |
| 1891 | 16 | #441 |
| 1890 | 14 | #511 |
| 1889 | 20 | #405 |
| 1888 | 13 | #554 |
| 1887 | 14 | #461 |
| 1886 | 16 | #451 |
| 1885 | 13 | #521 |
| 1884 | 17 | #450 |
| 1883 | 15 | #460 |
| 1882 | 27 | #332 |
| 1881 | 13 | #487 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
Nicknames for Henderson
- Henry 2,419 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Henderson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harrison Henry Reuben Arthur Theodore Archie Otto Otis Leo Ollie Harris Louie
More Scottish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Henderson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henderson, updated 20 October 2026.