Henson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Henson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,177 for boy births in the United States (and #8,922 across all names), given to 25 babies. Henson was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 2015 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | #4,177 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #5,131 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | #3,748 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #4,131 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #4,293 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,600 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #4,158 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,810 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #4,813 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #3,394 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #5,341 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,761 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #6,104 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,747 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,372 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,563 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #7,902 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #7,803 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #11,155 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #7,878 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,286 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,532 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,634 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,533 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,552 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,182 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,137 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,261 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,935 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #3,955 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,429 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,652 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #3,962 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #2,978 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,322 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #2,837 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,562 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,774 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,376 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,952 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,635 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,513 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,376 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #3,674 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,630 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,918 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,183 |