Henok
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEH-nok
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Henok is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dedicated”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Henok mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Enoch
“dedicated”
The Book of Enoch survives complete only in Ge'ez and is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Bible.
Is Henok a girl's or a boy's name?
Henok is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henok in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Henok, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
2025 had the most boys named Henok of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Henok in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Henok in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
How popular is Henok in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Henok, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Henok in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henok in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Henok
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yitzchok Yusuf Kairo Loki Yoan Yunus Yug Mika Rumi Yakov Minh Ruairi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Henok: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henok, updated 20 October 2026.