Henry
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEN-ree
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #14 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5 for boys
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Henry is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 14th for boys in the UK (2,419 babies) and 5th for boys in the US (12,020 babies).
What does Henry mean?
Germanic: Germanic Heimirich, via French
“home ruler”
Eight kings of England have borne the name, including Henry VIII, famous for his six wives.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Henry a girl's or a boy's name?
Henry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 2,419 boys in the UK and 20 girls and 12,020 boys in the US.
How popular is Henry in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #14among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,419about 1 in 120 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 11%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,419 boys in the UK were named Henry, making it the 14th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 3,701 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Henry than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Henry in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 13th in England and Wales, 88th in Scotland and 24th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#17), 1914 (#16), 1924 (#24), 1934 (#45), 1944 (#63), 1954 (#83), 1994 (#74), 2004 (#48), 2014 (#15) and 2024 (#14).
Henry in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,419 | #14 |
| 2024 | 2,464 | #14 |
| 2023 | 2,624 | #13 |
| 2022 | 2,738 | #15 |
| 2021 | 3,021 | #13 |
| 2020 | 2,974 | #13 |
| 2019 | 3,120 | #15 |
| 2018 | 3,292 | #14 |
| 2017 | 3,351 | #16 |
| 2016 | 3,652 | #16 |
| 2015 | 3,701 | #15 |
| 2014 | 3,694 | #16 |
| 2013 | 3,338 | #22 |
| 2012 | 3,009 | #29 |
| 2011 | 2,693 | #32 |
| 2010 | 2,291 | #39 |
| 2009 | 2,203 | #38 |
| 2008 | 2,057 | #41 |
| 2007 | 1,908 | #43 |
| 2006 | 1,841 | #43 |
| 2005 | 1,620 | #45 |
| 2004 | 1,509 | #50 |
| 2003 | 1,178 | #63 |
| 2002 | 1,269 | #54 |
| 2001 | 1,224 | #58 |
| 2000 | 1,356 | #57 |
| 1999 | 1,396 | #58 |
| 1998 | 1,277 | #61 |
| 1997 | 1,275 | #64 |
| 1996 | 1,145 | #67 |
How popular is Henry in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12,020about 1 in 140 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 9.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12,020 boys in the US were named Henry, making it the 5th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9th. 20 girls were also named Henry in 2025 (5,916th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Henry of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Henry in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,020 | #5 |
| 2024 | 11,596 | #6 |
| 2023 | 10,996 | #8 |
| 2022 | 11,272 | #7 |
| 2021 | 11,370 | #9 |
| 2020 | 10,793 | #9 |
| 2019 | 10,768 | #13 |
| 2018 | 10,714 | #16 |
| 2017 | 10,482 | #19 |
| 2016 | 10,390 | #22 |
| 2015 | 10,186 | #29 |
| 2014 | 9,442 | #33 |
| 2013 | 8,885 | #37 |
| 2012 | 8,075 | #44 |
| 2011 | 7,235 | #57 |
| 2010 | 6,408 | #67 |
| 2009 | 5,899 | #71 |
| 2008 | 5,788 | #78 |
| 2007 | 5,126 | #90 |
| 2006 | 4,677 | #95 |
| 2005 | 4,186 | #102 |
| 2004 | 3,928 | #109 |
| 2003 | 3,484 | #115 |
| 2002 | 3,339 | #115 |
| 2001 | 3,206 | #120 |
| 2000 | 3,127 | #126 |
| 1999 | 2,928 | #129 |
| 1998 | 2,801 | #135 |
| 1997 | 2,657 | #139 |
| 1996 | 2,556 | #139 |
| 1995 | 2,544 | #136 |
| 1994 | 2,420 | #145 |
| 1993 | 2,486 | #136 |
| 1992 | 2,344 | #141 |
| 1991 | 2,260 | #143 |
| 1990 | 2,253 | #138 |
| 1989 | 2,174 | #141 |
| 1988 | 2,082 | #140 |
| 1987 | 2,088 | #137 |
| 1986 | 1,996 | #139 |
| 1985 | 2,068 | #137 |
| 1984 | 2,032 | #135 |
| 1983 | 1,952 | #136 |
| 1982 | 2,080 | #134 |
| 1981 | 2,185 | #126 |
| 1980 | 2,071 | #135 |
| 1979 | 1,947 | #138 |
| 1978 | 2,043 | #127 |
| 1977 | 2,134 | #126 |
| 1976 | 2,127 | #122 |
| 1975 | 2,090 | #124 |
| 1974 | 2,319 | #115 |
| 1973 | 2,357 | #111 |
| 1972 | 2,418 | #118 |
| 1971 | 2,949 | #112 |
| 1970 | 3,127 | #104 |
| 1969 | 3,055 | #100 |
| 1968 | 3,129 | #95 |
| 1967 | 3,332 | #93 |
| 1966 | 3,575 | #92 |
| 1965 | 3,801 | #94 |
| 1964 | 4,124 | #92 |
| 1963 | 4,184 | #94 |
| 1962 | 4,346 | #92 |
| 1961 | 4,620 | #92 |
| 1960 | 4,968 | #84 |
| 1959 | 5,061 | #83 |
| 1958 | 5,157 | #83 |
| 1957 | 5,733 | #75 |
| 1956 | 5,971 | #71 |
| 1955 | 6,187 | #61 |
| 1954 | 6,402 | #59 |
| 1953 | 6,662 | #54 |
| 1952 | 6,974 | #50 |
| 1951 | 7,120 | #47 |
| 1950 | 6,963 | #47 |
| 1949 | 7,183 | #46 |
| 1948 | 7,421 | #45 |
| 1947 | 7,807 | #46 |
| 1946 | 7,317 | #41 |
| 1945 | 6,606 | #37 |
| 1944 | 6,975 | #35 |
| 1943 | 7,631 | #31 |
| 1942 | 7,561 | #31 |
| 1941 | 7,165 | #28 |
| 1940 | 6,822 | #31 |
| 1939 | 6,561 | #31 |
| 1938 | 6,557 | #30 |
| 1937 | 6,668 | #30 |
| 1936 | 6,447 | #28 |
| 1935 | 6,856 | #27 |
| 1934 | 6,735 | #27 |
| 1933 | 6,726 | #24 |
| 1932 | 7,470 | #23 |
| 1931 | 7,805 | #22 |
| 1930 | 8,594 | #22 |
| 1929 | 8,571 | #21 |
| 1928 | 9,313 | #21 |
| 1927 | 9,871 | #19 |
| 1926 | 9,994 | #19 |
| 1925 | 10,618 | #18 |
| 1924 | 11,195 | #18 |
| 1923 | 11,067 | #18 |
| 1922 | 11,207 | #17 |
| 1921 | 11,411 | #17 |
| 1920 | 11,305 | #17 |
| 1919 | 10,613 | #16 |
| 1918 | 11,354 | #16 |
| 1917 | 10,696 | #15 |
| 1916 | 10,656 | #14 |
| 1915 | 10,138 | #14 |
| 1914 | 8,110 | #12 |
| 1913 | 6,391 | #12 |
| 1912 | 5,643 | #12 |
| 1911 | 3,167 | #11 |
| 1910 | 2,899 | #10 |
| 1909 | 2,411 | #11 |
| 1908 | 2,283 | #11 |
| 1907 | 2,203 | #10 |
| 1906 | 2,112 | #11 |
| 1905 | 2,126 | #11 |
| 1904 | 2,085 | #10 |
| 1903 | 1,922 | #11 |
| 1902 | 2,154 | #10 |
| 1901 | 1,870 | #10 |
| 1900 | 2,606 | #10 |
| 1899 | 1,831 | #10 |
| 1898 | 2,145 | #11 |
| 1897 | 1,994 | #10 |
| 1896 | 2,183 | #10 |
| 1895 | 2,221 | #9 |
| 1894 | 2,278 | #9 |
| 1893 | 2,162 | #11 |
| 1892 | 2,452 | #10 |
| 1891 | 2,049 | #10 |
| 1890 | 2,349 | #9 |
| 1889 | 2,286 | #11 |
| 1888 | 2,596 | #10 |
| 1887 | 2,228 | #8 |
| 1886 | 2,404 | #9 |
| 1885 | 2,406 | #8 |
| 1884 | 2,474 | #9 |
| 1883 | 2,383 | #8 |
| 1882 | 2,579 | #9 |
| 1881 | 2,339 | #8 |
| 1880 | 2,444 | #9 |
Nicknames for Henry
Names like Henry
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harry Archie Arthur Charlie Louie Leo Frederick Albert Reuben George Theodore Oscar
Other spellings of Henry
Names related to Henry
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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, “Henry: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henry, updated 20 October 2026.