Henrietta
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Henrietta
Despite a return to such feminizations of male names as Josephine, Clementine, and Theodora, starchy Henrietta has not made it into that group. Still, if you look hard enough, you'll see that Henrietta has the same vintage charm.
The name arrived in England in 1625 via King Charles I's wife, the French princess Henriette Marie, who became known as Henrietta Maria. Her daughter shared her name but was known as Minette.
It has been prominent recently through the bestselling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the story of the poor black woman whose cells became one of the most important tools in medical research. Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization.
Henrietta has a number of charming vintage nicknames, including Etta, Hetty and Hattie.
Henrietta is also given to boys.
Pronounced hen-ree-ET-uh.
As of October 2026, Henrietta ranked #2666 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #105 in 1892, Nameberry popularity #619.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,426 | 75 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,822 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,652 | 66 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,724 | 63 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,658 | 65 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,294 | 79 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,426 | 72 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,196 | 85 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,281 | 82 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,988 | 56 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,135 | 89 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,666 | 65 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Henrietta for girls
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Henrietta on lists
Famous Henriettas
- Henrietta MariaGirl
Queen consort of Charles I of England
- Henrietta of EnglandGirl
Duchess of Orleans, daughter of Charles I
- Henrietta "Jetty" TreffzGirl
Austrian operatic mezzo,soprano; first wife of composer Johann Strauss II
- Henrietta Emma "Etty" DarwinGirl
daughter of naturalist Charles Darwin
- Henrietta LacksGirl
American woman whose cells (HeLa cells) led to many scientific breakthroughs; subject of a book by Rebecca Skloot
- Henrietta Swan LeavittGirl
American astronomer
- Henrietta SzoldGirl
American Zionist leader; founder of Hadassah
- Henrietta LeaverGirl
Miss America 1935
- Henrietta OnodiGirl
Hungarian Olympic gymnast who has a skill named for her on balance beam
- Henrietta DugdaleGirl
Australian feminist and suffragist
- Henrietta Alexandrine Friederike WilhelmineGirl
Princess of Nassau,Weilburg, wife of Archduke Charles
- Maria Henrietta (born Maria Enrichetta Carmel)Girl
Princess of Naples and Sicily; daughter of Ferdinand I
- Henrietta GodolphinGirl
2nd Duchess of Marlborough; daughter of John Churchill
- Henrietta "Harriet" PelhamGirl
Holles, Duchess of Newcastle,upon,Tyne, wife of British PM Thomas Pelham,Holles; daughter of Henrietta Godolphin
- Henrietta FitzJames ButlerGirl
Viscountess Galmoye, daughter of Britain's James II and Arabella Churchill
- Benedicta Henrietta PhilippinaGirl
Princess of the Palatinate; Duchess of Brunswick,Lüneburg
- Maria Henrietta Caroline GabrieleGirl
Archduchess of Austria
- Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe (b. 2007)Girl
Princess of Denmark, daughter of Crown Prince Frederik
Henrietta in pop culture
- Henrietta "H"Girl
character in the film "Imagine Me & You"
- Henrietta BiggleGirl
character in the TV series "South Park"
- Henrietta "Hetty" KingGirl
character on TV's "Road to Avonlea"
- Henrietta "Hetty" LangeGirl
character on "NCIS: Los Angeles"
- Henrietta "Etta" BishopGirl
character on TV's "Fringe"
- Henrietta MusgroveGirl
character in "Persuasion" by Jane Austen
- Henrietta "HennyGirl
" character in Sydney Taylor's "All,of,a,Kind Family"
- Henrietta PussycatGirl
character on "Mister Rogers Neighborhood"
- Henrietta "Hettie" HubbleGirl
character on "The New Worst Witch"
- Henrietta LowellGirl
in film "A New Leaf"
- Henrietta VanderpreenGirl
character on "Bear in the Big Blue House"
- Henrietta BeakGirl
chicken character in comic strip "Pluggers"
- HenriettaGirl
song by The Fratellis
- Henrietta "Hetty" WoodlawnGirl
in the "Caddie Woodlawn" by Carol Ryrie Brink.
- Henrietta Von MarzipanGirl
character on "Codename: Kids Next Door"
- Henrietta "Etta" SpencerGirl
character in book "Passenger"
- HenriettaGirl
small town in "The Raven Cycle" series
- HenriettaGirl
a little girl turned assasin in the Manga and Anime "Gunslinger Girl"
- Henrietta "Hen" Wilson Girl
Character on ABC's "9-1-1"