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Henry Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Henry?

The very popular name Henry was the 16th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 250 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 8, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1881 and as recently as 1887.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 11,412 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Henry in any given year was 1,831 in 1899.

Henry, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1906-1918, and 2003-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1924-1933, 1955-1958, 1962-1968, and 1969-1973.

Where is the name Henry popularity headed?

Henry's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Henry has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Henry has risen.

The name Henry is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Henry (Girl)Henry (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 15 7,459 10,649 16
2017 11 9,521 10,461 18
2016 12 9,063 10,374 22
2015 10 10,386 10,172 29
2014 10 10,430 9,432 33
2013 9 11,331 8,875 37
2012 10 10,709 8,069 43
2011 7 13,871 7,230 57
2010 8 12,714 6,398 67
2009 8 12,870 5,895 71
2008 8 13,022 5,778 78
2007 5 18,642 5,114 91
2006 7 14,108 4,667 95
2005 14 8,045 4,174 102
2004 17 6,893 3,910 109
2003 7 12,907 3,467 116
2002 < 5 -- 3,330 115
2001 8 11,384 3,197 121
2000 6 13,782 3,119 126
1999 7 11,825 2,921 129
1998 5 14,997 2,795 135
1997 7 11,254 2,654 139
1996 10 8,384 2,556 139
1995 5 14,237 2,544 136
1994 7 10,974 2,418 146
1993 15 6,064 2,483 136
1992 9 8,996 2,340 141
1991 12 7,117 2,259 143
1990 19 4,928 2,254 138
1989 16 5,377 2,174 141
1988 15 5,415 2,080 140
1987 18 4,534 2,087 137
1986 23 3,679 1,995 139
1985 15 4,928 2,065 137
1984 17 4,390 2,033 135
1983 27 3,084 1,953 136
1982 16 4,582 2,078 134
1981 22 3,656 2,186 126
1980 20 3,893 2,075 135
1979 17 4,295 1,945 138
1978 16 4,327 2,043 127
1977 15 4,496 2,135 126
1976 23 3,127 2,128 122
1975 25 2,903 2,087 124
1974 31 2,457 2,321 115
1973 21 3,157 2,361 111
1972 27 2,619 2,419 118
1971 20 3,296 2,946 112
1970 25 2,807 3,131 104
1969 22 2,866 3,060 100
1968 26 2,450 3,132 95
1967 25 2,453 3,333 93
1966 29 2,213 3,577 92
1965 24 2,495 3,802 94
1964 23 2,625 4,122 92
1963 27 2,324 4,184 94
1962 27 2,332 4,350 92
1961 44 1,730 4,618 91
1960 39 1,819 4,962 84
1959 36 1,863 5,057 83
1958 29 2,085 5,145 83
1957 36 1,820 5,737 75
1956 38 1,726 5,959 71
1955 35 1,777 6,196 61
1954 42 1,567 6,402 59
1953 41 1,538 6,659 54
1952 34 1,692 6,978 50
1951 36 1,587 7,120 47
1950 34 1,612 6,964 47
1949 34 1,609 7,179 46
1948 53 1,255 7,421 45
1947 46 1,367 7,809 46
1946 39 1,405 7,314 41
1945 47 1,147 6,603 37
1944 49 1,120 6,971 35
1943 47 1,185 7,627 31
1942 65 977 7,563 31
1941 66 904 7,164 28
1940 55 964 6,819 31
1939 48 1,025 6,559 31
1938 53 980 6,557 30
1937 69 825 6,670 30
1936 53 945 6,446 28
1935 62 877 6,855 26
1934 60 881 6,736 27
1933 52 952 6,726 24
1932 68 836 7,469 23
1931 82 744 7,802 22
1930 96 709 8,591 22
1929 100 700 8,573 21
1928 81 796 9,316 21
1927 105 706 9,865 19
1926 106 705 10,001 19
1925 110 706 10,614 18
1924 96 763 11,197 18
1923 81 814 11,067 18
1922 80 819 11,207 17
1921 97 745 11,412 17
1920 66 896 11,304 17
1919 96 713 10,613 16
1918 87 767 11,354 16
1917 80 773 10,696 15
1916 82 755 10,656 14
1915 72 779 10,138 14
1914 59 753 8,110 12
1913 36 889 6,391 12
1912 30 930 5,643 12
1911 30 793 3,167 11
1910 28 818 2,899 10
1909 27 779 2,411 11
1908 27 750 2,283 11
1907 14 1,057 2,203 10
1906 23 769 2,112 11
1905 19 858 2,126 11
1904 14 975 2,086 10
1903 18 824 1,922 11
1902 14 950 2,154 10
1901 17 808 1,870 10
1900 25 735 2,606 10
1899 21 690 1,831 10
1898 16 861 2,145 11
1897 15 840 1,994 10
1896 14 884 2,183 10
1895 15 838 2,221 9
1894 17 728 2,278 9
1893 24 585 2,162 11
1892 24 570 2,452 10
1891 22 564 2,049 10
1890 19 608 2,349 9
1889 18 609 2,286 11
1888 25 506 2,596 10
1887 10 761 2,228 8
1886 14 620 2,404 9
1885 19 492 2,406 8
1884 11 657 2,474 9
1883 12 568 2,383 8
1882 17 451 2,579 9
1881 13 475 2,339 8
1880 11 530 2,444 9

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.