Hennie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEN-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Hennie is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Hennie mean?
Germanic: spelling of Henny; Dutch and German pet form of Hendrika or Henriette
“home ruler”
Pet form of Hendrika or Henriette, feminine forms of Henry.
Meaning borrowed from Henny. More on Wiktionary.
Is Hennie a girl's or a boy's name?
Hennie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hennie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 233% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Hennie, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2015, with 4 girls.
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were given Hennie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,977, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
- Henny 6
- Hennie 3
- Heny 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Hennie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Hennie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lottie Hattie Ottilie Millie Elsie Nellie Winnie Annie Hallie Rosie Effie Harriet
Other spellings of Hennie
Names related to Hennie
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hennie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hennie, updated 20 October 2026.