Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Henry

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Henry
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

11,547

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

11,547

All-time

756,825

Henry has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 11,547 boys were named Henry.

In 2024, only 11,547 boys were given the name.

All told, about 756,825 Americans have been named Henry and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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