Henessy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEN-a-see
- Origin
- Irish
Henessy is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Aonghus (Angus)”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Henessy mean?
Irish: spelling of Hennessy; Irish surname Ó hAonghusa
“descendant of Aonghus (Angus)”
The surname is widely known from the Cognac house founded in 1765 by Irish-born soldier Richard Hennessy.
Meaning borrowed from Hennessy.
Is Henessy a girl's or a boy's name?
Henessy is a girls' name.
How popular is Henessy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Henessy in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henessy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Names like Henessy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kennedy, Emely, Lily, Avery, Emery, Harmony, Emily, Honesty, Cassidy, Arely, Hennessy, Harley
Names related to Henessy
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
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, “Henessy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henessy, updated 20 October 2026.