Henny
Girl · HEN-ee · Germanic
Henny is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 2,607th for girls in the US (66 babies).
What does Henny mean?
Germanic: Dutch and German pet form of Hendrika or Henriette
“home ruler”
Pet form of Hendrika or Henriette, feminine forms of Henry.
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- HEN-ee
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Is Henny a girl's or a boy's name?
Henny is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 66 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henny in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Henny, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Henny in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were given Henny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,977, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Henny 6
- Hennie 3
- Heny 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Henny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Henny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,607among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 24,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 66 girls in the US were named Henny, making it the 2,607th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had the most girls named Henny of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Henny in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,607 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,976 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,821 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,784 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3,498 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 49 | #3,299 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,571 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4,352 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Henny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tilly Harper Ivy Lily Poppy Aubrey Avery Riley Eden Lyra Isla Willow
Other spellings of Henny
Hennie
Names related to Henny
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