Hennessy
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Hennessy
Hennessy has attracted some notice as a first name via rapper Cardi B's sister Hennessy Carolina. It certainly has a pretty sound and can hold its own with the new generation of Irish names for girls that originated as surnames, such as Kennedy, McKenna, and Riley. Hennessy is also the brand name of a cognac, which is how Cardi B got her stage name -- her nickname was Bacardi.
Hennessy is also given to boys.
Pronounced HEN-uh-see.
As of October 2026, Hennessy ranked #3936 for girls in US births in 2025 and #11397 for boys in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2239 for girls in 2019 and #7432 for boys in 1996.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,290 | 49 | 27.4 |
| 2015 | #3,940 | 38 | 21.3 |
| 2016 | #3,544 | 44 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #3,452 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2018 | #2,422 | 74 | 43.5 |
| 2019 | #2,239 | 82 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | #3,035 | 53 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | #2,599 | 67 | 40.8 |
| 2022 | #2,640 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | #3,864 | 39 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | #3,524 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2025 | #3,936 | 37 | 23 |
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- Hennessy Carolina AlmanzarGirl
American reality TV personality; sister of rapper Cardi B