Henry
Top 1000
About Henry
Henry is well and truly back in style. The classic returned to the Top 10 in the US in 2021 for the first time in over a century, and as of 2024, sits at Number 6. Like James and Theodore, Henry is a strong, traditional name that also manages to feel stylish and gentle.
Henry was derived from the French Henri, which ultimately comes from the Germanic name Heimrich, made up of the components heim, meaning "home" or "estate," and rich, meaning "ruler." The most famous bearer is Henry VIII of England, best known for having six wives—two of whom he beheaded for not bearing him sons. It's been used in the British royal family many times since, including for the current prince better known as Harry.
Other illustrious Henrys that might provide baby name inspiration include Henry David Thoreau, Henry (Hank) Aaron, Henry James, Henry Ford and Henry Miller. For lovers of literature, it appears in a number of classic novels including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Henry Clerval) and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (Lord Henry Wotton).
Appealing international versions include Henri, Arrigo, Enrico, Enzio and Enrique, while those wanting something a bit more contemporary might like Hendrix, Endrick, and Henley.
Pronounced HEN-ree.
As of October 2026, Henry ranked #5 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #12.
Editor's take: The name Henry is a boy's name of German origin meaning "estate ruler".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #33 | 9,442 | 4,915.5 |
| 2015 | #29 | 10,184 | 5,313.2 |
| 2016 | #22 | 10,389 | 5,474.4 |
| 2017 | #19 | 10,480 | 5,661.9 |
| 2018 | #16 | 10,712 | 5,898.2 |
| 2019 | #13 | 10,766 | 6,000.4 |
| 2020 | #9 | 10,789 | 6,250.6 |
| 2021 | #9 | 11,367 | 6,497.4 |
| 2022 | #7 | 11,270 | 6,454.7 |
| 2023 | #8 | 10,988 | 6,423.6 |
| 2024 | #6 | 11,547 | 6,702.1 |
| 2025 | #5 | 12,020 | 7,037.2 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- George
- Louis
- Owen
- Eleanor
- Theo
- Harry
Henry on lists
Famous Henrys
- Henry I
V, Kings of France
- Henry I
VIII, Kings of England
- Henry II
VI, Holy Roman Emperors
- Henry I
IV, Kings of Castile
- Henry the Fowler
King of Germany
- Henry
King of Portugal
- Henry Stuart
Lord Darnley, King consort of Mary, queen of Scots
- Henry Charles Albert David
Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Sussex (commonly known as Prince Harry)
- Henry the Navigator (Infante Dom Henrique)
Portuguese prince
- Henry Benedict Stuart aka Henry IX
Jacobite pretender to the English throne
- Henry Clay
U.S. Secretary of State and Senator from Kentucky
- Henry David Thoreau
American author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet
- Henry Rider Haggard
British author
- Henry Ford
American founder of the Ford Motor Company
- Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger
German,born U.S. Secretary of State
- Henry Franklin Winkler
American actor known for portraying "The Fonz"
- Henry Jaynes "Hank" Fonda
American actor
- Henry
Bishop of Finland
- Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron
American baseball player
- Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
British actor
- Henry James
American novelist
- Henry Bertram Price
30th Governor of Guam
- Henry Morrison Flagler
American oilman and founder of Miami, Florida
- Henry Hathaway (born Marquis Henri Léopold de Fiennes)
American film director
- Henry Oswald Simmons Jr.
American actor
- Henry Valentine Miller
American novelist
- Henry Ian Cusick
Peruvian,born Scottish actor
- Henry Morgan
Welsh pirate
- Henry Philip Hynoski
American NFL football player
- Henry James Melton
American NFL football player
- Henry Augustus Rowland
American physicist
- Henry Lau
Canadian singer of Chinese boy band Super Junior,M
- Henry Joseph Wood
English conductor of The Proms
- Henry Spencer Moore
English sculptor
- Henry "Harry" Goodsir
Scottish medical doctor
- Henry Neilson Wrigley
Australian Air Force commander
- O. Henry
pen name of William Sydney Porter, American short story writer
- Henry Lau
Hong Kong,Canadian singer
- Henry Gummer
son of actress Meryl Streep
- Henry Blake Mortensen
son of actor Viggo Mortensen
- Henry Pays Bernsen
son of actor Corbin Bernsen
- Henry Hall
son of actors Julia Louis,Dreyfus and Brad Hall
- Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel (b. 2005)
son of model Heidi Klum and singer Seal
- Henry Chance Aronofsky (b. 2006)
son of actress Rachel Weisz
- Henry Daniel Moder (b. 2007)
son of actress Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder
- Henry Lee White (b. 2007)
son of musician Jack White and model Karen Elson
- Henry Story Lea (b. 2008)
son of actress Minnie Driver and Timothy J. Lea
- Henry Tadeusz Farrell (b. 2009)
son of actor Colin Farrell
- Henry Atticus Green (b. 2010)
son of novelist John Green
- Henry Flowers (b. 2011)
son of singer Brandon Flowers of The Killers
- Henry Lamar Hornsby (b. 2011)
son of actors David Hornsby and Emily Deschanel
- Henry Peet Friedman (b. 2014)
son of actress Amanda Peet
- Henry Richard Francis Jackson (b. 2015)
son of actress Emily Symons and Paul Jackson
- Henry Griffiths (b. 2015)
son of vloggers Beau & Emily Griffiths from the channel A Griffiths Life Vlogs
- Henry Harris Hebel (b. 2016)
son of American actress and comedian Rachael Harris
- Henry Wilberforce Seewald (b. 2017)
son of reality TV's Jessa (Duggar) and Ben Seewald
- Henry Magnus Dunstan
son of Australian youtubers Rohan and Chloe Dunstan (Life with Beans)
- Henry Harold "Hal" Hager
(b. 2019), son of Harry and Jenna Bush Hager.
Henry in pop culture
- Henry Allen
character in DC Universe
- Oh Henry!
chocolate bar
- "The Wallflower (Roll With Me
Henry)," song by Etta James
- Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton
character in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
- Henry Clerval
character in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
- Dr Henry Jekyll
character from "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
- Henry Winter
character in Donna Tartt's "The Secret History"
- Henry Higgins
character in G. B. Shaw's "Pygmalion" and musical "My Fair Lady"
- Henry Baskerville
character in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
- Henry Rowengartner
character in movie "Rookie of the Year"
- Henry Jones Jr.
aka Indiana Jones, movie character
- Henry Denton
character in Shaun David Hutchinson's "We Are The Ants"
- Henry Deacon
character on TV's "Eureka"
- Henry Hart
aka Kid Danger, character on Nickelodeon's TV series "Henry Danger"
- Henry Tilney
character in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
- Henry Gale aka Uncle Henry
character in L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz
- Henry Townshend
character in video game "Silent Hill 4: The Room"
- Henry Gondorff
main character in movie "The Sting"
- Henry Mills
character on TV's "Once Upon a Time"
- Henry Bass
Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf's son on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Henry
character in "Fire Emblem: Awakening"
- Henry DeTamble
the time traveler in book/movie "The Time Traveler's Wife"
- Henry
train on animated series "Thomas & Friends"
- Henry Graham
main character in movie "A New Leaf"
- Henry "Harry" Sandwith
main character in G. A. Henty's, In the Reign of Terror
- Henry Dashwood
character in movie "What a Girl Wants"
- Henry Gibson
character on TV's "What I Like About You"
- Henry Alden
character in The Boxcar Children series
- Henry Roth
character in movie "50 First Dates"
- Henry Spencer
character on TV's "Psych"
- Henry Branwell
character in Cassandra Clare's "Infernal Devices" Series
- Henry D'Ysquith
character in musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
- Henry Hugglemonster
character in the British animated series of the same name
- Henry Evans
character in movie "The Good Son"
- Henry Huggins
character in books by Beverly Cleary
- Henry Jareau
LaMontagne, Jennifer Jareau's son on TV's "Criminal Minds"
- Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym
character in Marvel Universe
- Henry Pym Jr.
character in Marvel Universe
- Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Henry Morgan
main character of the television series "Forever".
- Henry Sikorsky
character in movie "The Dream Team"
- Henry Yewbeam
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Henry Pollard
main character in the TV series "Party Down"
- Henry Harper
character in Kerstin Gier's 'Silber Trilogy'
- Henry York Maccabee
character in N.D. Wilson"s "100 Cupboards" Trilogy
- Henri Jaakoppi
character in Kiera Cass' 'Selection' Series
- Henry "Harry" Potter
Great grandfather of Harry Potter, grandfather to James Potter, father of Fleamont Potter; character in the Harry Potter series
- "Oh
Henry" song by the Civil Wars
- Henry Hewitt
character in DC Universe
- Henry Shaw
Sr. and Jr., characters in J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
- Henry Talbot
character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Henry Wong
character in anime "Digimon Tamers"
- Henry Deaver
character in "Castle Rock"
- Henry Burton
husband of Teddy Altman on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Henry Andrews
character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
- Prince Henry
character in "Ever After"
- "The History of Henry Esmond
" novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
- "Henry
" newspaper comic strip by Carl Anderson and its main character
- Henry
Luxa's cousin in Gregor The Overlander
- Henry Turner
son of Will and Elizabeth Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"
- Henry McCord
character on TV's "Madam Secretary"
- "King Henry"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- "King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- "Henry Martyn"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
Variations & nicknames
- HinrichDutch
- QuintoSpanish
- InriquesSpanish
- JindrichCzech
- EnzioItalian
- ÉinriIrish Gaelic
- HeinrikDutch
- HenriquePortuguese
- EanraigScottish Gaelic
- HenrikHungarian
- EnricCatalan
- QuiqueSpanish
- EnriqueSpanish
- HenningDanish
- HenrykPolish
- ArrigoItalian
- EnricoItalian
- QuicoSpanish
- HeikkiFinnish
- HeinzGerman
- HenriFrench
- HeikoDutch
- ÁnraiIrish Gaelic
- HeinrichDutch
- HenerikDanish
- HeinoDutch
- HerszYiddish
- HenricRomanian