Johnhenry
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jon-HEN-ree
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Johnhenry is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “God is gracious + home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Johnhenry mean?
Modern: John (Hebrew) and Henry (Germanic) run together
“God is gracious + home ruler”
Recalls John Henry, the steel-driving hero of African American folk song and legend.
Is Johnhenry a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnhenry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johnhenry in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Johnhenry, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Johnhenry in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johnhenry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Nicknames for Johnhenry
- John 381 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Johnhenry
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah Jakari Jamari Jayden Jameson Dakota Avery Jaylen Thiago Jeremy Jakai Jacoby
More Modern names
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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, “Johnhenry: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/johnhenry, updated 20 October 2026.