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Henry: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 12,020 in 2025. Its best rank was #5 in 2025.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Its highest rank in 146 years of records is this year’s. About 99.8% of babies named Henry in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#5 for US boys in 2025, its highest rank in 146 years of records.
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Henry: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 12,020 boys in 2025. Peak: #5 in 2025 · most boys in one year: 12,020 (2025).
In 2025, 12,020 US boys were named Henry, making it the 5th most common boys’ name of the year, up 1 place from #6 in 2024. That is 424 more than the 11,596 boys named Henry in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #5, reached in this year, 2025. That year also had the most boys given the name: 12,020. For comparison, it was #29 in 2015 and #47 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Henry in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 2,455 babies with the name. In all, 773,564 US babies have been given the name, 0.6% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 105,474 babies named Henry.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 110,401 US boys were named Henry; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 12,020. In 2025 that was about 1 in 142 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Henry ranked highest in Minnesota in 2025, at #2 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 51 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Eric (893,184 babies since 1880), Harold (554,280 babies since 1880), Harry (425,883 babies since 1880) and Erik (158,126 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Henrry, Henrie and Henrri are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Hal, Hank, Hap, Haps and Harry.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Henrry (762), Henrie (86), Henrri (10), Hennry (5), Henrey (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so every state is listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 313 | #2 | #1 |
| North Dakota | 49 | #2 | #5 |
| New Hampshire | 77 | #2 | #13 |
| Montana | 58 | #2 | #8 |
| Massachusetts | 372 | #3 | #23 |
| Alaska | 44 | #3 | #42 |
| South Dakota | 50 | #3 | #7 |
| Vermont | 27 | #3 | #12 |
| Maine | 66 | #3 | #11 |
| Idaho | 119 | #3 | #21 |
| Nebraska | 113 | #3 | #1 |
| Iowa | 176 | #3 | #4 |
| Missouri | 327 | #3 | #4 |
| Wisconsin | 307 | #3 | #6 |
| District of Columbia | 49 | #3 | #2 |
| Indiana | 359 | #4 | #15 |
| Ohio | 543 | #4 | #11 |
| Oregon | 182 | #4 | #2 |
| Michigan | 433 | #4 | #19 |
| Kansas | 150 | #5 | #8 |
| Washington | 338 | #5 | #5 |
| Virginia | 372 | #5 | #22 |
| Tennessee | 376 | #5 | #41 |
| Pennsylvania | 464 | #5 | #39 |
| Illinois | 462 | #5 | #15 |
| North Carolina | 450 | #6 | #37 |
| Colorado | 252 | #6 | #14 |
| Kentucky | 191 | #6 | #30 |
| Utah | 203 | #6 | #6 |
| Arkansas | 128 | #7 | #50 |
| Oklahoma | 151 | #7 | #39 |
| Connecticut | 143 | #7 | #41 |
| Georgia | 385 | #7 | #41 |
| Mississippi | 93 | #8 | #72 |
| Maryland | 183 | #8 | #37 |
| Rhode Island | 44 | #8 | #29 |
| South Carolina | 199 | #8 | #41 |
| Alabama | 196 | #9 | #43 |
| Hawaii | 34 | #9 | #86 |
| Louisiana | 125 | #10 | #36 |
| New York | 603 | #14 | #33 |
| West Virginia | 52 | #16 | #78 |
| Arizona | 208 | #17 | #64 |
| Wyoming | 13 | #23 | #16 |
| Texas | 873 | #25 | #60 |
| Florida | 486 | #27 | #77 |
| Delaware | 23 | #27 | #63 |
| New Jersey | 221 | #27 | #52 |
| California | 843 | #31 | #50 |
| Nevada | 61 | #34 | #80 |
| New Mexico | 34 | #40 | #92 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,993 | 12,020 | #5 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,736 | 11,596 | #6 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,633 | 10,996 | #8 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,731 | 11,272 | #7 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,403 | 11,370 | #9 |
| 2020 | 13 | #8,139 | 10,793 | #9 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,800 | 10,768 | #13 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,220 | 10,714 | #16 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,556 | 10,482 | #19 |
| 2016 | 12 | #9,088 | 10,390 | #22 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,405 | 10,186 | #29 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,443 | 9,442 | #33 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11,350 | 8,885 | #37 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,727 | 8,075 | #44 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,885 | 7,235 | #57 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,728 | 6,408 | #67 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,882 | 5,899 | #71 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,957 | 5,788 | #78 |
| 2007 | 5 | #18,652 | 5,126 | #90 |
| 2006 | 7 | #14,120 | 4,677 | #95 |
| 2005 | 14 | #8,051 | 4,186 | #102 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,897 | 3,928 | #109 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,912 | 3,484 | #115 |
| 2002 | — | — | 3,339 | #115 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,388 | 3,206 | #120 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,788 | 3,127 | #126 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,825 | 2,928 | #129 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,997 | 2,801 | #135 |
| 1997 | 7 | #11,256 | 2,657 | #139 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,385 | 2,556 | #139 |
| 1995 | 5 | #14,239 | 2,544 | #136 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,980 | 2,420 | #145 |
| 1993 | 15 | #6,064 | 2,486 | #136 |
| 1992 | 9 | #9,001 | 2,344 | #141 |
| 1991 | 12 | #7,117 | 2,260 | #143 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,930 | 2,253 | #138 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,378 | 2,174 | #141 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,417 | 2,082 | #140 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,534 | 2,088 | #137 |
| 1986 | 23 | #3,678 | 1,996 | #139 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,930 | 2,068 | #137 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,390 | 2,032 | #135 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,087 | 1,952 | #136 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,582 | 2,080 | #134 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,656 | 2,185 | #126 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,894 | 2,071 | #135 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,296 | 1,947 | #138 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,329 | 2,043 | #127 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,498 | 2,134 | #127 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,128 | 2,127 | #122 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,903 | 2,090 | #124 |
| 1974 | 31 | #2,456 | 2,319 | #115 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,157 | 2,357 | #111 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,621 | 2,418 | #118 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,299 | 2,949 | #112 |
| 1970 | 25 | #2,807 | 3,127 | #104 |
| 1969 | 22 | #2,869 | 3,055 | #100 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,452 | 3,129 | #95 |
| 1967 | 25 | #2,453 | 3,332 | #93 |
| 1966 | 29 | #2,214 | 3,575 | #92 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,492 | 3,801 | #94 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,624 | 4,124 | #92 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,324 | 4,184 | #94 |
| 1962 | 27 | #2,332 | 4,346 | #92 |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,731 | 4,620 | #92 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,820 | 4,968 | #84 |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,862 | 5,061 | #83 |
| 1958 | 29 | #2,085 | 5,157 | #83 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,818 | 5,733 | #75 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,726 | 5,971 | #71 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,750 | 6,187 | #61 |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,591 | 6,402 | #59 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,536 | 6,662 | #54 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,693 | 6,974 | #50 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,587 | 7,120 | #47 |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,612 | 6,963 | #47 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,610 | 7,183 | #46 |
| 1948 | 53 | #1,256 | 7,421 | #45 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,367 | 7,807 | #46 |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,406 | 7,317 | #41 |
| 1945 | 47 | #1,147 | 6,606 | #37 |
| 1944 | 49 | #1,120 | 6,975 | #35 |
| 1943 | 47 | #1,185 | 7,631 | #31 |
| 1942 | 65 | #977 | 7,561 | #31 |
| 1941 | 66 | #904 | 7,165 | #28 |
| 1940 | 55 | #966 | 6,822 | #31 |
| 1939 | 48 | #1,026 | 6,561 | #31 |
| 1938 | 53 | #980 | 6,557 | #30 |
| 1937 | 69 | #825 | 6,668 | #30 |
| 1936 | 53 | #945 | 6,447 | #28 |
| 1935 | 62 | #877 | 6,856 | #27 |
| 1934 | 60 | #881 | 6,735 | #27 |
| 1933 | 52 | #952 | 6,726 | #24 |
| 1932 | 68 | #836 | 7,470 | #23 |
| 1931 | 82 | #744 | 7,805 | #22 |
| 1930 | 96 | #708 | 8,594 | #22 |
| 1929 | 100 | #700 | 8,571 | #21 |
| 1928 | 81 | #796 | 9,313 | #21 |
| 1927 | 105 | #706 | 9,871 | #19 |
| 1926 | 106 | #706 | 9,994 | #19 |
| 1925 | 110 | #706 | 10,618 | #18 |
| 1924 | 96 | #763 | 11,195 | #18 |
| 1923 | 81 | #814 | 11,067 | #18 |
| 1922 | 80 | #819 | 11,207 | #17 |
| 1921 | 97 | #745 | 11,411 | #17 |
| 1920 | 66 | #897 | 11,305 | #17 |
| 1919 | 96 | #713 | 10,613 | #16 |
| 1918 | 87 | #767 | 11,354 | #16 |
| 1917 | 80 | #773 | 10,696 | #15 |
| 1916 | 82 | #755 | 10,656 | #14 |
| 1915 | 72 | #779 | 10,138 | #14 |
| 1914 | 59 | #753 | 8,110 | #12 |
| 1913 | 36 | #889 | 6,391 | #12 |
| 1912 | 30 | #930 | 5,643 | #12 |
| 1911 | 30 | #793 | 3,167 | #11 |
| 1910 | 28 | #818 | 2,899 | #10 |
| 1909 | 27 | #779 | 2,411 | #11 |
| 1908 | 27 | #750 | 2,283 | #11 |
| 1907 | 14 | #1,057 | 2,203 | #10 |
| 1906 | 23 | #769 | 2,112 | #11 |
| 1905 | 19 | #858 | 2,126 | #11 |
| 1904 | 14 | #975 | 2,085 | #10 |
| 1903 | 18 | #824 | 1,922 | #11 |
| 1902 | 14 | #950 | 2,154 | #10 |
| 1901 | 17 | #808 | 1,870 | #10 |
| 1900 | 25 | #735 | 2,606 | #10 |
| 1899 | 21 | #690 | 1,831 | #10 |
| 1898 | 16 | #861 | 2,145 | #11 |
| 1897 | 15 | #840 | 1,994 | #10 |
| 1896 | 14 | #884 | 2,183 | #10 |
| 1895 | 15 | #838 | 2,221 | #9 |
| 1894 | 17 | #728 | 2,278 | #9 |
| 1893 | 24 | #585 | 2,162 | #11 |
| 1892 | 24 | #570 | 2,452 | #10 |
| 1891 | 22 | #564 | 2,049 | #10 |
| 1890 | 19 | #608 | 2,349 | #9 |
| 1889 | 18 | #609 | 2,286 | #11 |
| 1888 | 25 | #506 | 2,596 | #10 |
| 1887 | 10 | #761 | 2,228 | #8 |
| 1886 | 14 | #620 | 2,404 | #9 |
| 1885 | 19 | #492 | 2,406 | #8 |
| 1884 | 11 | #657 | 2,474 | #9 |
| 1883 | 12 | #568 | 2,383 | #8 |
| 1882 | 17 | #451 | 2,579 | #9 |
| 1881 | 13 | #475 | 2,339 | #8 |
| 1880 | 11 | #530 | 2,444 | #9 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).