Henna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEN-na
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,974 for girls
Henna is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Henna mean?
Germanic: Finnish name, usually explained as a short form of Henrika
Also the name of the plant dye used to decorate hair and skin, from Arabic hinna.
Is Henna a girl's or a boy's name?
Henna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Henna, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1999, with 86 girls.
Half of all the girls named Henna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Henna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 28 | #1,179 |
| 2008 | 32 | #1,034 |
| 2007 | 30 | #1,057 |
| 2006 | 34 | #932 |
| 2005 | 26 | #1,048 |
| 2004 | 51 | #639 |
| 2003 | 49 | #647 |
| 2002 | 52 | #608 |
| 2001 | 58 | #552 |
| 2000 | 78 | #441 |
| 1999 | 86 | #411 |
| 1998 | 73 | #464 |
| 1997 | 78 | #452 |
| 1996 | 83 | #421 |
How popular is Henna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Henna, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,004th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had more girls named Henna than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Henna in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4,004 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3,408 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,762 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,627 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Henna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Keira Hannah Sienna Chloe Francesca Kiara Zoe Jasmine Zara Ella Ellie
Names related to Henna
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles
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, “Henna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henna, updated 20 October 2026.