Henya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HEN-yah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Henya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “favour, grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Henya mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish form of Hannah
“favour, grace”
Used mainly in Jewish families as a Yiddish pet form of Hannah.
Is Henya a girl's or a boy's name?
Henya is a girls' name.
How popular is Henya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Henya in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Henya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Henya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arya Aadhya Aavya Anya Navi Aarya Prisha Adhara Saanvi Navya Raya Navy
Names related to Henya
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Henya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henya, updated 20 October 2026.