Henry

Meaning and origin of Henry

Popularity of Henry in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1916.
• Over recent years, Henry has been stable (+3.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Henry every 6.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Henry in English-speaking countries

Henry ranks 6^th in United States, 9^th in Ontario (Canada) and 11^th in New Zealand, against 536^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  11^th boys’ name446 babies in 3 years1 boy in 110+3.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  13^th boys’ name7,145 babies in 3 years1 boy in 116−2.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  11^th boys’ name359 babies in 3 years1 boy in 124+2.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  9^th boys’ name1,320 babies in 3 years1 boy in 129+1.3% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  27^th boys’ name182 babies in 3 years1 boy in 140+8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  6^th boys’ name34,612 babies in 3 years1 boy in 149+2.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  87^th boys’ name180 babies in 3 years1 boy in 333+1.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  89^th boys’ name197 babies in 3 years1 boy in 365−1.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Henri1,105

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Henry

• Lubin
• Harry
• Lény
• Liham
• Alphonse
• Lyham
• Billy
• Mylo
• Thibaut
• Anselme
• Charli
• Gauthier

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin