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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.