Henry

HEHN-ree

German

"estate ruler"

Henry Origin and Meaning

The name Henry is a boy's name of German origin meaning "estate ruler".

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.

Henry Rank in US Top 1000

# 6 in the US

Henry Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 3 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Henry

• 6 US 2024
• 3 Nameberry 2025
• 12 Canada 2024
• 7 Future 2035
• 14 England 2024
• 96 scotland 2024
• 99 Ireland 2024
• 4 Australia 2024
• 14 New Zealand 2024
• 10 Germany 2024
• 27 Brazil 2024
• 30 sweden 2024
• 37 switzerland 2024
• 70 Austria 2024
• 35 Dogs 2023
• 28 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Henry

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Henry.

• James
• Jack
• Theodore
• Oliver
• William
• Benjamin
• Oscar
• Leo
• Thomas
• George
• Eleanor
• Charlie
• Elliot
• Owen
• Samuel
• Theo
• Charles
• Charlotte
• Arthur
• Harry

Famous People Named Henry

• 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.

The name Henry in Pop Culture

• "Oh Henry" song by the Civil Wars
• 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
• Henry Allen character in DC Universe
• 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"

International Variations of the name Henry

• Hinrich Dutch
• Quinto Spanish
• Inriques Spanish
• Jindrich Czech
• Enzio Italian
• Éinri Irish Gaelic
• Heinrik Dutch
• Henrique Portuguese
• Eanraig Scottish Gaelic
• Henrik Hungarian
• Enric Catalan
• Quique Spanish
• Enrique Spanish
• Henning Danish
• Henryk Polish
• Arrigo Italian
• Enrico Italian
• Quico Spanish
• Heikki Finnish
• Heinz German
• Henri French
• Heiko Dutch
• Ánrai Irish Gaelic
• Heinrich Dutch
• Henerik Danish
• Heino Dutch
• Hersz Yiddish
• Henric Romanian