US baby names · Boys · 1880–2025
Henry: name popularity by year
How often US parents chose Henry for a baby boy, year by year, from Social Security Administration records. When it peaked, how long it stayed in the top 10, and which generation it belongs to.
Henry was one of the 10 most common boys' names in the US in 29 years, between 1880 and 2025, reaching #5. Births peaked in 2025, when 12,020 baby boys were named Henry, so by peak year it is a Generation Beta name. 2025 is the latest year counted, so the peak may not be over.
Henry in the US top 10, by year
Rank among boys' names, #1 at the top. Blank years: outside the top 10. Dashed line: the year with the most babies named Henry (2025).
Top-10 years by generation
| Generation | Years in top 10 | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1883 | 3 (1880–1882) | #8 |
| Lost Generation | 15 (1883–1900) | #8 |
| Greatest Generation | 5 (1901–1910) | #10 |
| Generation Alpha | 5 (2020–2024) | #6 |
| Generation Beta | 1 (2025) | #5 |
Every top-10 year
Questions people ask
When was the name Henry most popular?
By number of babies, in 2025, when 12,020 boys were given the name. By rank, it reached #5 and spent 29 years in the top 10.
What generation is the name Henry?
Its peak year, 2025, falls in Generation Beta (2025–2039). Its 29 top-10 years fall in: before 1883 (3), Lost Generation (15), Greatest Generation (5), Generation Alpha (5), Generation Beta (1).
How many people have been named Henry?
SSA counted 768,945 boys named Henry born from 1880 to 2025. That is births, not people alive today, and it misses many people born before 1937 who never applied for a Social Security card.
In the top 10 at the same time
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, from Social Security card applications for births in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 1880–2025. Many people born before 1937 never applied for a card, so early years undercount. Spellings are counted separately. We hold each year's top 10 in rank order and each name's peak-year and all-time counts, so the chart shows rank rather than births per year. This page gives no meaning or origin for the name and no estimate of how many people named Henry are alive today.