Henny
Henny was the 2626th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 689 places. More babies were named Henny in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,626 girls, up 841 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,114babies recorded
Henny popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 58 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,626 | 66 |
| 2020 | #3,467 | 44 |
| 2010 | #4,233 | 35 |
| 2000 | #6,601 | 16 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #10,941 | 5 |
| 1970 | #8,440 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Henny, counting every spelling?
Henny has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Henny?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Henny (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Henny 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Henny.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Henny?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Henny are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Henny 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.
Henny by state
How common Henny was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (14.8×), New Jersey (3.7×). 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 Henny: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Henny, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Henny
How popular is the name Henny?
Henny was the 2626th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 689 places. More babies were named Henny in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Henny a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Henny in the US.
Where is Henny most popular?
In 2021–2025, Henny was most common in New York (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.