John-Henry
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JON-HEN-ree
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
John-Henry is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious + home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does John-Henry mean?
Hebrew: John + Henry
“God is gracious + home ruler”
Joins John (Hebrew, “God is gracious”) and Henry (Germanic, “home ruler”).
Meanings borrowed from John and Henry.
Is John-Henry a girl's or a boy's name?
John-Henry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is John-Henry in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named John-Henry, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named John-Henry of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named John-Henry in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
John-Henry in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Names like John-Henry
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jesse, Ezra, Rory, Remy, Elias, Tommy, Thiago, Josiah, Joey, Elijah, Matteo, Luca
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “John-Henry: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/john-henry, updated 20 October 2026.