Male name
Henry
67,472 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2015.
Origin
From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).From Wiktionary, entry “Henry”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2015: 3,581 births. 67,472 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 10th among boys' names in 2021. It is still given: 12,681 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 12,040 births. 773,564 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 5th among boys' names in 2025. It is still given: 57,324 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2016: 94 births. 2,744 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 61st among boys' names in 1964. It is still given: 328 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 12,205 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 2,416* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 1,698 | 2012–2023 | 15th in 2020 |
| Austria | 1,347 | 1984–2025 | 60th in 2025 |
| Quebec | 1,159 | 1980–2025 | 67th in 2025 |
| Argentina | 425 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 106 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
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