Henson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEN-sun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,138 for boys
Henson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Henne”. In 2025 it ranked 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Henson mean?
English: English patronymic surname
“son of Henne”
An English surname from Henne, a medieval pet form of Henry; Jim Henson created the Muppets.
Is Henson a girl's or a boy's name?
Henson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henson in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 7 boys.
Henson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
How popular is Henson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Henson, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Henson in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Names like Henson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Jaxon, Grayson, Harrison, Mason, Jenson, Oakley, Hunter, Archer, Marley, Theo, Albie
Names related to Henson
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, River
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, “Henson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henson, updated 20 October 2026.