Henry is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #5 in 2025.
Henry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5 among boys (12,020) and #5,993 among girls (20) — overall #10 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,040 | 12,040 | #5,993 | #5 |
| 2024 | 11,610 | 11,610 | #7,736 | #6 |
| 2023 | 11,005 | 11,005 | #10,633 | #8 |
| 2022 | 11,284 | 11,284 | #8,731 | #7 |
| 2021 | 11,385 | 11,385 | #7,403 | #9 |
| 2020 | 10,806 | 10,813 | #8,139 | #9 |
| 2019 | 10,777 | 10,777 | #10,800 | #13 |
| 2018 | 10,730 | 10,738 | #7,220 | #16 |
| 2017 | 10,493 | 10,502 | #9,556 | #19 |
| 2016 | 10,402 | 10,424 | #9,088 | #22 |
| 2015 | 10,196 | 10,206 | #10,405 | #29 |
| 2014 | 9,452 | 9,461 | #10,443 | #33 |
| 2013 | 8,894 | 8,894 | #11,350 | #37 |
| 2012 | 8,085 | 8,097 | #10,727 | #44 |
| 2011 | 7,242 | 7,253 | #13,885 | #57 |
| 2010 | 6,416 | 6,429 | #12,728 | #67 |
| 2009 | 5,907 | 5,932 | #12,882 | #71 |
| 2008 | 5,797 | 5,819 | #11,957 | #78 |
| 2007 | 5,131 | 5,154 | #18,652 | #90 |
| 2006 | 4,684 | 4,710 | #14,120 | #95 |
| 2005 | 4,200 | 4,225 | #8,051 | #102 |
| 2004 | 3,945 | 3,966 | #6,897 | #109 |
| 2003 | 3,491 | 3,508 | #12,912 | #115 |
| 2002 | 3,339 | 3,370 | — | #115 |
| 2001 | 3,214 | 3,230 | #11,388 | #120 |
| 2000 | 3,133 | 3,166 | #13,788 | #126 |
| 1999 | 2,935 | 2,961 | #11,825 | #129 |
| 1998 | 2,806 | 2,831 | #14,997 | #135 |
| 1997 | 2,664 | — | #11,256 | #139 |
| 1996 | 2,566 | — | #8,385 | #139 |
| 1995 | 2,549 | — | #14,239 | #136 |
| 1994 | 2,427 | — | #10,980 | #145 |
| 1993 | 2,501 | — | #6,064 | #136 |
| 1992 | 2,353 | — | #9,001 | #141 |
| 1991 | 2,272 | — | #7,117 | #143 |
| 1990 | 2,272 | — | #4,930 | #138 |
| 1989 | 2,190 | — | #5,378 | #141 |
| 1988 | 2,097 | — | #5,417 | #140 |
| 1987 | 2,106 | — | #4,534 | #137 |
| 1986 | 2,019 | — | #3,678 | #139 |
| 1985 | 2,083 | — | #4,930 | #137 |
| 1984 | 2,049 | — | #4,390 | #135 |
| 1983 | 1,979 | — | #3,087 | #136 |
| 1982 | 2,096 | — | #4,582 | #134 |
| 1981 | 2,207 | — | #3,656 | #126 |
| 1980 | 2,091 | — | #3,894 | #135 |
| 1979 | 1,964 | — | #4,296 | #138 |
| 1978 | 2,059 | — | #4,329 | #127 |
| 1977 | 2,149 | — | #4,498 | #127 |
| 1976 | 2,150 | — | #3,128 | #122 |
| 1975 | 2,115 | — | #2,903 | #124 |
| 1974 | 2,350 | — | #2,456 | #115 |
| 1973 | 2,378 | — | #3,157 | #111 |
| 1972 | 2,445 | — | #2,621 | #118 |
| 1971 | 2,969 | — | #3,299 | #112 |
| 1970 | 3,152 | — | #2,807 | #104 |
| 1969 | 3,077 | — | #2,869 | #100 |
| 1968 | 3,155 | — | #2,452 | #95 |
| 1967 | 3,357 | — | #2,453 | #93 |
| 1966 | 3,604 | — | #2,214 | #92 |
| 1965 | 3,825 | — | #2,492 | #94 |
| 1964 | 4,147 | — | #2,624 | #92 |
| 1963 | 4,211 | — | #2,324 | #94 |
| 1962 | 4,373 | — | #2,332 | #92 |
| 1961 | 4,664 | — | #1,731 | #92 |
| 1960 | 5,007 | — | #1,820 | #84 |
| 1959 | 5,097 | — | #1,862 | #83 |
| 1958 | 5,186 | — | #2,085 | #83 |
| 1957 | 5,769 | — | #1,818 | #75 |
| 1956 | 6,009 | — | #1,726 | #71 |
| 1955 | 6,223 | — | #1,750 | #61 |
| 1954 | 6,443 | — | #1,591 | #59 |
| 1953 | 6,703 | — | #1,536 | #54 |
| 1952 | 7,008 | — | #1,693 | #50 |
| 1951 | 7,156 | — | #1,587 | #47 |
| 1950 | 6,997 | — | #1,612 | #47 |
| 1949 | 7,217 | — | #1,610 | #46 |
| 1948 | 7,474 | — | #1,256 | #45 |
| 1947 | 7,853 | — | #1,367 | #46 |
| 1946 | 7,356 | — | #1,406 | #41 |
| 1945 | 6,653 | — | #1,147 | #37 |
| 1944 | 7,024 | — | #1,120 | #35 |
| 1943 | 7,678 | — | #1,185 | #31 |
| 1942 | 7,626 | — | #977 | #31 |
| 1941 | 7,231 | — | #904 | #28 |
| 1940 | 6,877 | — | #966 | #31 |
| 1939 | 6,609 | — | #1,026 | #31 |
| 1938 | 6,610 | — | #980 | #30 |
| 1937 | 6,737 | — | #825 | #30 |
| 1936 | 6,500 | — | #945 | #28 |
| 1935 | 6,918 | — | #877 | #27 |
| 1934 | 6,795 | — | #881 | #27 |
| 1933 | 6,778 | — | #952 | #24 |
| 1932 | 7,538 | — | #836 | #23 |
| 1931 | 7,887 | — | #744 | #22 |
| 1930 | 8,690 | — | #708 | #22 |
| 1929 | 8,671 | — | #700 | #21 |
| 1928 | 9,394 | — | #796 | #21 |
| 1927 | 9,976 | — | #706 | #19 |
| 1926 | 10,100 | — | #706 | #19 |
| 1925 | 10,728 | — | #706 | #18 |
| 1924 | 11,291 | — | #763 | #18 |
| 1923 | 11,148 | — | #814 | #18 |
| 1922 | 11,287 | — | #819 | #17 |
| 1921 | 11,508 | — | #745 | #17 |
| 1920 | 11,371 | — | #897 | #17 |
| 1919 | 10,709 | — | #713 | #16 |
| 1918 | 11,441 | — | #767 | #16 |
| 1917 | 10,776 | — | #773 | #15 |
| 1916 | 10,738 | — | #755 | #14 |
| 1915 | 10,210 | — | #779 | #14 |
| 1914 | 8,169 | — | #753 | #12 |
| 1913 | 6,427 | — | #889 | #12 |
| 1912 | 5,673 | — | #930 | #12 |
| 1911 | 3,197 | — | #793 | #11 |
| 1910 | 2,927 | — | #818 | #10 |
| 1909 | 2,438 | — | #779 | #11 |
| 1908 | 2,310 | — | #750 | #11 |
| 1907 | 2,217 | — | #1,057 | #10 |
| 1906 | 2,135 | — | #769 | #11 |
| 1905 | 2,145 | — | #858 | #11 |
| 1904 | 2,099 | — | #975 | #10 |
| 1903 | 1,940 | — | #824 | #11 |
| 1902 | 2,168 | — | #950 | #10 |
| 1901 | 1,887 | — | #808 | #10 |
| 1900 | 2,631 | — | #735 | #10 |
| 1899 | 1,852 | — | #690 | #10 |
| 1898 | 2,161 | — | #861 | #11 |
| 1897 | 2,009 | — | #840 | #10 |
| 1896 | 2,197 | — | #884 | #10 |
| 1895 | 2,236 | — | #838 | #9 |
| 1894 | 2,295 | — | #728 | #9 |
| 1893 | 2,186 | — | #585 | #11 |
| 1892 | 2,476 | — | #570 | #10 |
| 1891 | 2,071 | — | #564 | #10 |
| 1890 | 2,368 | — | #608 | #9 |
| 1889 | 2,304 | — | #609 | #11 |
| 1888 | 2,621 | — | #506 | #10 |
| 1887 | 2,238 | — | #761 | #8 |
| 1886 | 2,418 | — | #620 | #9 |
| 1885 | 2,425 | — | #492 | #8 |
| 1884 | 2,485 | — | #657 | #9 |
| 1883 | 2,395 | — | #568 | #8 |
| 1882 | 2,596 | — | #451 | #9 |
| 1881 | 2,352 | — | #475 | #8 |
| 1880 | 2,455 | — | #530 | #9 |