Henrietta
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hen-ree-ET-a
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #524 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,645 for girls
Henrietta is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 524th for girls in the UK (83 babies) and 2,645th for girls in the US (65 babies).
What does Henrietta mean?
Germanic: from French Henriette, feminine of Henri
“home ruler”
Queen Henrietta Maria, the French wife of Charles I, gave her name to the American state of Maryland.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Henrietta a girl's or a boy's name?
Henrietta is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 83 girls in the UK and 65 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henrietta in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 524th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 83 about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were named Henrietta, making it the 524th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 502nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 115 girls.
Half of all the girls named Henrietta in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 478th in England and Wales.
Henrietta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #524 |
| 2024 | 77 | #554 |
| 2023 | 91 | #480 |
| 2022 | 75 | #566 |
| 2021 | 100 | #475 |
| 2020 | 88 | #502 |
| 2019 | 110 | #427 |
| 2018 | 113 | #431 |
| 2017 | 103 | #472 |
| 2016 | 81 | #569 |
| 2015 | 115 | #433 |
| 2014 | 103 | #470 |
| 2013 | 87 | #534 |
| 2012 | 74 | #627 |
| 2011 | 84 | #546 |
| 2010 | 51 | #772 |
| 2009 | 50 | #785 |
| 2008 | 61 | #663 |
| 2007 | 51 | #725 |
| 2006 | 51 | #682 |
| 2005 | 40 | #783 |
| 2004 | 43 | #716 |
| 2003 | 45 | #687 |
| 2002 | 43 | #676 |
| 2001 | 38 | #722 |
| 2000 | 36 | #731 |
| 1999 | 50 | #598 |
| 1998 | 52 | #577 |
| 1997 | 54 | #551 |
| 1996 | 58 | #512 |
How popular is Henrietta in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,645th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 65 about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were named Henrietta, making it the 2,645th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,416th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 1,411 girls.
Half of all the girls named Henrietta in the US since 1880 were born between 1912 and 1941, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henrietta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,645 |
| 2024 | 89 | #2,134 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 85 | #2,186 |
| 2020 | 72 | #2,416 |
| 2019 | 79 | #2,285 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,646 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,643 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,810 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2,412 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,680 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 26 | #3,358 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 35 | #2,624 |
| 1983 | 35 | #2,551 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,603 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 42 | #2,191 |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,832 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,883 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,586 |
| 1974 | 57 | #1,630 |
| 1973 | 79 | #1,293 |
| 1972 | 68 | #1,432 |
| 1971 | 91 | #1,228 |
| 1970 | 113 | #1,074 |
| 1969 | 113 | #1,024 |
| 1968 | 113 | #978 |
| 1967 | 113 | #959 |
| 1966 | 152 | #803 |
| 1965 | 153 | #798 |
| 1964 | 195 | #745 |
| 1963 | 198 | #728 |
| 1962 | 230 | #677 |
| 1961 | 240 | #664 |
| 1960 | 272 | #605 |
| 1959 | 294 | #571 |
| 1958 | 307 | #557 |
| 1957 | 344 | #512 |
| 1956 | 362 | #490 |
| 1955 | 395 | #454 |
| 1954 | 381 | #450 |
| 1953 | 416 | #425 |
| 1952 | 424 | #408 |
| 1951 | 447 | #385 |
| 1950 | 460 | #374 |
| 1949 | 511 | #343 |
| 1948 | 541 | #335 |
| 1947 | 566 | #335 |
| 1946 | 547 | #317 |
| 1945 | 540 | #294 |
| 1944 | 521 | #294 |
| 1943 | 655 | #272 |
| 1942 | 662 | #271 |
| 1941 | 567 | #267 |
| 1940 | 540 | #267 |
| 1939 | 587 | #257 |
| 1938 | 545 | #269 |
| 1937 | 574 | #258 |
| 1936 | 553 | #260 |
| 1935 | 555 | #260 |
| 1934 | 531 | #268 |
| 1933 | 521 | #267 |
| 1932 | 626 | #248 |
| 1931 | 649 | #234 |
| 1930 | 673 | #238 |
| 1929 | 762 | #221 |
| 1928 | 847 | #216 |
| 1927 | 898 | #211 |
| 1926 | 957 | #201 |
| 1925 | 1,059 | #193 |
| 1924 | 1,136 | #192 |
| 1923 | 1,149 | #191 |
| 1922 | 1,169 | #183 |
| 1921 | 1,174 | #184 |
| 1920 | 1,302 | #171 |
| 1919 | 1,301 | #167 |
| 1918 | 1,411 | #157 |
| 1917 | 1,350 | #155 |
| 1916 | 1,264 | #158 |
| 1915 | 1,246 | #152 |
| 1914 | 1,058 | #140 |
| 1913 | 865 | #140 |
| 1912 | 822 | #135 |
| 1911 | 558 | #144 |
| 1910 | 525 | #153 |
| 1909 | 480 | #148 |
| 1908 | 468 | #145 |
| 1907 | 470 | #140 |
| 1906 | 475 | #133 |
| 1905 | 428 | #140 |
| 1904 | 449 | #131 |
| 1903 | 433 | #127 |
| 1902 | 437 | #128 |
| 1901 | 383 | #132 |
| 1900 | 491 | #130 |
| 1899 | 410 | #119 |
| 1898 | 430 | #124 |
| 1897 | 416 | #118 |
| 1896 | 412 | #116 |
| 1895 | 420 | #116 |
| 1894 | 400 | #117 |
| 1893 | 409 | #108 |
| 1892 | 424 | #105 |
| 1891 | 348 | #114 |
| 1890 | 366 | #110 |
| 1889 | 323 | #116 |
| 1888 | 349 | #109 |
| 1887 | 269 | #113 |
| 1886 | 288 | #108 |
| 1885 | 225 | #117 |
| 1884 | 240 | #111 |
| 1883 | 203 | #112 |
| 1882 | 211 | #107 |
| 1881 | 181 | #107 |
| 1880 | 191 | #106 |
Nicknames for Henrietta
Names like Henrietta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ada, Harriet, Etta, Matilda, Hattie, Lottie, Ida, Ophelia, Nina, Ottilie, Martha, Clara
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Louie, Miles, Alice
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, “Henrietta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henrietta, updated 20 October 2026.