Names / Boy names
Henry
Current rank
#5
and rising
All-time peak
#5
in 2025
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
773,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Henry first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently ranks #5 and is climbing. It topped out in 2025 at #5. Over 773,500 have carried it since records began.