Henna
Henna was the 4016th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2783rd with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 161 places. More babies were named Henna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,016 girls, up 30 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,324babies recorded
Henna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,016 | 36 |
| 2020 | #4,046 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,710 | 42 |
| 2000 | #3,547 | 37 |
| 1990 | #5,133 | 18 |
| 1980 | #6,982 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Henna, counting every spelling?
Henna is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henna | 36 | #4,016 | 144 |
| Hena | 9 | #10,404 | 51 |
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 Henna?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Henna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Henna 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Henna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Henna?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Henna are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 12 and 29. That makes Henna mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Henna by state
How common Henna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (7.1×). In 49 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 Henna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Henna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Henna
How popular is the name Henna?
Henna was the 4016th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2783rd with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 161 places. More babies were named Henna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Henna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Henna in the US.
Where is Henna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Henna was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.