Henley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEN-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #552 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,000 for girls
Henley is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “high clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 552nd for boys in the UK (77 babies) and 1,000th for girls in the US (252 babies).
What does Henley mean?
English: English place name and surname
“high clearing”
Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire is famous for its annual rowing regatta.
Is Henley a girl's or a boy's name?
Henley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 77 boys in the UK and 252 girls and 65 boys in the US.
How popular is Henley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 552nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 77 about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 77 boys in the UK were named Henley, making it the 552nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 135 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Henley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 497th in England and Wales.
Henley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #552 |
| 2024 | 82 | #532 |
| 2023 | 83 | #526 |
| 2022 | 91 | #490 |
| 2021 | 55 | #716 |
| 2020 | 55 | #691 |
| 2019 | 67 | #613 |
| 2018 | 75 | #571 |
| 2017 | 67 | #621 |
| 2016 | 80 | #548 |
| 2015 | 117 | #412 |
| 2014 | 96 | #471 |
| 2013 | 97 | #463 |
| 2012 | 134 | #366 |
| 2011 | 135 | #360 |
| 2010 | 119 | #379 |
| 2009 | 105 | #411 |
| 2008 | 80 | #496 |
| 2007 | 37 | #812 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Henley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,000th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 252 about 1 in 6,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 252 girls in the US were named Henley, making it the 1,000th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 583rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 608 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991. 65 boys were also named Henley in 2025 (2,183rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Henley than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Henley in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 290 girls in the US were given Henley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #853, up from #1,000 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 79% of the babies named Henley in the US were girls.
Henley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 | #1,000 |
| 2024 | 272 | #960 |
| 2023 | 355 | #795 |
| 2022 | 395 | #738 |
| 2021 | 477 | #623 |
| 2020 | 500 | #583 |
| 2019 | 502 | #601 |
| 2018 | 549 | #565 |
| 2017 | 599 | #521 |
| 2016 | 608 | #511 |
| 2015 | 559 | #558 |
| 2014 | 592 | #521 |
| 2013 | 319 | #833 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,315 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,598 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,873 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,851 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,005 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Henley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley, Marley, Finley, Hudson, Huxley, Kingsley, Riley, Archer, Grayson, Jaxon, Harley, Rowan
Other spellings of Henley
Names related to Henley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
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, “Henley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henley, updated 20 October 2026.