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Henri

Gender
Boy
Say it
on-REE
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#1,033 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,708 for boys

Henri is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 1,708th for boys in the US (95 babies).

What does Henri mean?

Germanic: French form of Henry

“home ruler”

Henri IV, the first Bourbon king of France, granted religious tolerance to Protestants in the Edict of Nantes.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Henri a girl's or a boy's name?

Henri is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK and 95 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Henri in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,033rd among boys
Babies in 2025
32 about 1 in 9,400 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 39% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Henri, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 719th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 85 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Henri than any year since 2003.

Half of all the boys named Henri in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 85 in 20132025
Henri in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202532#1,033
202434#984
202340#874
202247#774
202154#729
202052#719
201945#782
201876#566
201754#717
201674#572
201583#524
201482#532
201385#504
201276#542
201152#695
201043#771
200935#882
200845#734
200751#643
200642#712
200550#590
200435#737
200332#737
200229#733
200125#768
200023#812
199928#683
199831#637
199724#741
199622#746

How popular is Henri in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,708th among boys
Babies in 2025
95 about 1 in 18,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 6% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 95 boys in the US were named Henri, making it the 1,708th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,579th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 149 boys. It first appears in the records in 1885.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Henri than any year since 2013.

Half of all the boys named Henri in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 26% of the babies named Henri in the US in 1915, and 4% in 2024.

1885Busiest: 149 in 20212025
Henri in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202595#1,708
2024108#1,589
2023129#1,416
2022143#1,314
2021149#1,273
2020103#1,579
2019131#1,365
2018118#1,465
2017113#1,488
2016120#1,443
2015104#1,555
201498#1,597
201395#1,612
201291#1,675
201196#1,601
201065#2,068
200991#1,707
200881#1,813
200773#1,928
200675#1,823
200568#1,865
200477#1,668
200366#1,797
200262#1,829
200159#1,867
200049#2,045
199951#1,900
199861#1,677
199761#1,645
199652#1,760
199535#2,248
199439#2,077
199346#1,819
199237#2,080
199135#2,089
199032#2,209
198942#1,788
198831#2,030
198731#1,970
198628#2,055
198534#1,763
198431#1,795
198330#1,821
198228#1,928
198128#1,941
198034#1,695
197935#1,633
197821#2,205
197729#1,780
197620#2,244
197524#1,947
197432#1,546
197332#1,514
197227#1,680
197132#1,525
197037#1,373
196926#1,604
196821#1,730
196739#1,197
196638#1,215
196532#1,359
196430#1,434
196341#1,214
196226#1,545
196139#1,261
196042#1,209
195925#1,587
195834#1,320
195732#1,387
195646#1,119
195533#1,312
195441#1,168
195339#1,188
195231#1,346
195133#1,278
195046#1,036
194923#1,543
194827#1,399
194725#1,481
194632#1,235
194526#1,295
194425#1,327
194332#1,214
194230#1,268
194124#1,372
194025#1,334
193922#1,425
193829#1,221
193720#1,528
193619#1,540
193524#1,390
193435#1,116
193324#1,361
193224#1,426
193133#1,194
193039#1,116
192933#1,214
192836#1,188
192729#1,372
192637#1,174
192529#1,360
192432#1,287
192328#1,385
192223#1,591
192130#1,360
192032#1,273
191928#1,351
191837#1,124
191731#1,222
191631#1,176
191525#1,342
191418#1,441
191317#1,256
191216#1,174
191114#895
19100–
19096#1,277
19080–
19076#1,199
19067#1,003
19055#1,232
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19005#1,309
18990–
18980–
18970–
18968#825
18950–
18940–
18930–
18920–
18910–
18900–
18890–
18888#755
18876#819
18860–
18855#935

Names like Henri

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Hugo, Eli, Levi, Hudson, Ali, Hunter, Milo, Myles, Noah, Roman, Theo, Sonny

Names related to Henri

Henry, Henrie, Henrry

More Germanic names

Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice

Every Germanic name

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, “Henri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henri, updated 20 October 2026.