Henlee
Henlee was the 5794th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 3152nd with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,642 places. More babies were named Henlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Henley) high clearing (English place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,794 girls, down 1,589 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201553 babies
- Total since 1880
- 555babies recorded
What does the name Henlee mean?
Henlee is a spelling of Henley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Henley's meaning and origin.
Henley is an English place name and surname from Old English hēah, high, in its form hēan, plus lēah, woodland clearing, so "high clearing," according to Wiktionary. Places of the name include Henley-on-Thames and Henley-in-Arden, and Hanley has the same origin. As a given name it has been used in the US since 1912 for boys and since 1991 for girls.
hēah (Old English, “high”)lēah (Old English, “woodland clearing”)
How sure is this? Well established. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Hanley, Hensley.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Henley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Henlee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,794 | — | 21 | — |
| 2020 | #4,205 | — | 33 | — |
| 2010 | #14,022 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Henlee, counting every spelling?
Henlee is a spelling of Henley, a name family that ranked #907 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,794 for Henlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 273 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henley | 252 | #1,001 | 1,751 |
| Henlee | 21 | #5,794 | 176 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Henlee?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Henlee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Henlee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Henlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Henlee?
About 500 people born in the US named Henlee are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 11. That makes Henlee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Henlee by state
How common Henlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Henlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Henlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Henlee
What does Henlee mean?
Henlee is a spelling of Henley, which means “high clearing (English place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Henlee?
Henlee was the 5794th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 3152nd with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,642 places. More babies were named Henlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Henlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Henlee in the US.
Where is Henlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Henlee was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls).