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Henley

Unisex

Meaning of Henley: English: 'high meadow'

Henley is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 827th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#827

317 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,272

First recorded 1912 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 41 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 49 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 53 babies2009: 82 babies2010: 153 babies20102011: 177 babies2012: 232 babies2013: 398 babies2014: 673 babies2015: 663 babies2016: 699 babies2017: 675 babies2018: 622 babies2019: 568 babies2020: 564 babies20202021: 551 babies2022: 494 babies2023: 446 babies2024: 358 babies2025: 317 babies
US babies named Henley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 699.

Gender split

19% boys · 81% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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