Henry
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Henry is also given to girls, where it ranks #5993 in the US.
Pronounced HEN-ree.
As of October 2026, Henry ranked #5 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #14.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #33 | 9,442 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #29 | 10,184 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #22 | 10,389 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #19 | 10,480 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #16 | 10,712 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #13 | 10,766 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #9 | 10,789 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #9 | 11,367 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #7 | 11,270 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #8 | 10,988 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #6 | 11,547 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #5 | 12,020 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Henry on lists
Famous Henrys
- Henry IBoy
V, Kings of France
- Henry IBoy
VIII, Kings of England
- Henry IIBoy
VI, Holy Roman Emperors
- Henry IBoy
IV, Kings of Castile
- Henry the FowlerBoy
King of Germany
- HenryBoy
King of Portugal
- Henry StuartBoy
Lord Darnley, King consort of Mary, queen of Scots
- Henry Charles Albert DavidBoy
Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of Sussex (commonly known as Prince Harry)
- Henry the Navigator (Infante Dom Henrique)Boy
Portuguese prince
- Henry Benedict Stuart aka Henry IXBoy
Jacobite pretender to the English throne
- Henry ClayBoy
U.S. Secretary of State and Senator from Kentucky
- Henry David ThoreauBoy
American author
- Henry Wadsworth LongfellowBoy
American poet
- Henry Rider HaggardBoy
British author
- Henry FordBoy
American founder of the Ford Motor Company
- Heinz Alfred "Henry" KissingerBoy
German,born U.S. Secretary of State
- Henry Franklin WinklerBoy
American actor known for portraying "The Fonz"
- Henry Jaynes "Hank" FondaBoy
American actor
- HenryBoy
Bishop of Finland
- Henry Louis "Hank" AaronBoy
American baseball player
- Henry William Dalgliesh CavillBoy
British actor
- Henry JamesBoy
American novelist
- Henry Bertram PriceBoy
30th Governor of Guam
- Henry Morrison FlaglerBoy
American oilman and founder of Miami, Florida
- Henry Hathaway (born Marquis Henri Léopold de Fiennes)Boy
American film director
- Henry Oswald Simmons Jr.Boy
American actor
- Henry Valentine MillerBoy
American novelist
- Henry Ian CusickBoy
Peruvian,born Scottish actor
- Henry MorganBoy
Welsh pirate
- Henry Philip HynoskiBoy
American NFL football player
- Henry James MeltonBoy
American NFL football player
- Henry Augustus RowlandBoy
American physicist
- Henry LauBoy
Canadian singer of Chinese boy band Super Junior,M
- Henry Joseph WoodBoy
English conductor of The Proms
- Henry Spencer MooreBoy
English sculptor
- Henry "Harry" GoodsirBoy
Scottish medical doctor
- Henry Neilson WrigleyBoy
Australian Air Force commander
- O. HenryBoy
pen name of William Sydney Porter, American short story writer
- Henry LauBoy
Hong Kong,Canadian singer
- Henry GummerBoy
son of actress Meryl Streep
- Henry Blake MortensenBoy
son of actor Viggo Mortensen
- Henry Pays BernsenBoy
son of actor Corbin Bernsen
- Henry HallBoy
son of actors Julia Louis,Dreyfus and Brad Hall
- Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel (b. 2005)Boy
son of model Heidi Klum and singer Seal
- Henry Chance Aronofsky (b. 2006)Boy
son of actress Rachel Weisz
- Henry Daniel Moder (b. 2007)Boy
son of actress Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder
- Henry Lee White (b. 2007)Boy
son of musician Jack White and model Karen Elson
- Henry Story Lea (b. 2008)Boy
son of actress Minnie Driver and Timothy J. Lea
- Henry Tadeusz Farrell (b. 2009)Boy
son of actor Colin Farrell
- Henry Atticus Green (b. 2010)Boy
son of novelist John Green
- Henry Flowers (b. 2011)Boy
son of singer Brandon Flowers of The Killers
- Henry Lamar Hornsby (b. 2011)Boy
son of actors David Hornsby and Emily Deschanel
- Henry Peet Friedman (b. 2014)Boy
son of actress Amanda Peet
- Henry Richard Francis Jackson (b. 2015)Boy
son of actress Emily Symons and Paul Jackson
- Henry Griffiths (b. 2015)Boy
son of vloggers Beau & Emily Griffiths from the channel A Griffiths Life Vlogs
- Henry Harris Hebel (b. 2016)Boy
son of American actress and comedian Rachael Harris
- Henry Wilberforce Seewald (b. 2017)Boy
son of reality TV's Jessa (Duggar) and Ben Seewald
- Henry Magnus DunstanBoy
son of Australian youtubers Rohan and Chloe Dunstan (Life with Beans)
- Henry Harold "Hal" HagerBoy
(b. 2019), son of Harry and Jenna Bush Hager.
Henry in pop culture
- Henry AllenBoy
character in DC Universe
- Oh Henry!Boy
chocolate bar
- "The Wallflower (Roll With MeBoy
Henry)," song by Etta James
- Lord Henry "Harry" WottonBoy
character in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
- Henry ClervalBoy
character in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
- Dr Henry JekyllBoy
character from "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
- Henry WinterBoy
character in Donna Tartt's "The Secret History"
- Henry HigginsBoy
character in G. B. Shaw's "Pygmalion" and musical "My Fair Lady"
- Henry BaskervilleBoy
character in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
- Henry RowengartnerBoy
character in movie "Rookie of the Year"
- Henry Jones Jr.Boy
aka Indiana Jones, movie character
- Henry DentonBoy
character in Shaun David Hutchinson's "We Are The Ants"
- Henry DeaconBoy
character on TV's "Eureka"
- Henry HartBoy
aka Kid Danger, character on Nickelodeon's TV series "Henry Danger"
- Henry TilneyBoy
character in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
- Henry Gale aka Uncle HenryBoy
character in L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz
- Henry TownshendBoy
character in video game "Silent Hill 4: The Room"
- Henry GondorffBoy
main character in movie "The Sting"
- Henry MillsBoy
character on TV's "Once Upon a Time"
- Henry BassBoy
Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf's son on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- HenryBoy
character in "Fire Emblem: Awakening"
- Henry DeTambleBoy
the time traveler in book/movie "The Time Traveler's Wife"
- HenryBoy
train on animated series "Thomas & Friends"
- Henry GrahamBoy
main character in movie "A New Leaf"
- Henry "Harry" SandwithBoy
main character in G. A. Henty's, In the Reign of Terror
- Henry DashwoodBoy
character in movie "What a Girl Wants"
- Henry GibsonBoy
character on TV's "What I Like About You"
- Henry AldenBoy
character in The Boxcar Children series
- Henry RothBoy
character in movie "50 First Dates"
- Henry SpencerBoy
character on TV's "Psych"
- Henry BranwellBoy
character in Cassandra Clare's "Infernal Devices" Series
- Henry D'YsquithBoy
character in musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
- Henry HugglemonsterBoy
character in the British animated series of the same name
- Henry EvansBoy
character in movie "The Good Son"
- Henry HugginsBoy
character in books by Beverly Cleary
- Henry JareauBoy
LaMontagne, Jennifer Jareau's son on TV's "Criminal Minds"
- Henry Jonathan "Hank" PymBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Henry Pym Jr.Boy
character in Marvel Universe
- Henry Philip "Hank" McCoyBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Henry MorganBoy
main character of the television series "Forever".
- Henry SikorskyBoy
character in movie "The Dream Team"
- Henry YewbeamBoy
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Henry PollardBoy
main character in the TV series "Party Down"
- Henry HarperBoy
character in Kerstin Gier's 'Silber Trilogy'
- Henry York MaccabeeBoy
character in N.D. Wilson"s "100 Cupboards" Trilogy
- Henri JaakoppiBoy
character in Kiera Cass' 'Selection' Series
- Henry "Harry" PotterBoy
Great grandfather of Harry Potter, grandfather to James Potter, father of Fleamont Potter; character in the Harry Potter series
- "OhBoy
Henry" song by the Civil Wars
- Henry HewittBoy
character in DC Universe
- Henry ShawBoy
Sr. and Jr., characters in J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
- Henry TalbotBoy
character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Henry WongBoy
character in anime "Digimon Tamers"
- Henry DeaverBoy
character in "Castle Rock"
- Henry BurtonBoy
husband of Teddy Altman on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Henry AndrewsBoy
character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
- Prince HenryBoy
character in "Ever After"
- "The History of Henry EsmondBoy
" novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
- "HenryBoy
" newspaper comic strip by Carl Anderson and its main character
- HenryBoy
Luxa's cousin in Gregor The Overlander
- Henry TurnerBoy
son of Will and Elizabeth Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"
- Henry McCordBoy
character on TV's "Madam Secretary"
- "King Henry"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- "King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- "Henry Martyn"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"