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Henrietta

Girl

Meaning of Henrietta: German: 'home ruler'

Henrietta is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2558th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 510th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2558

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#510

77 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

51,387

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 38 babies1982: 35 babies1983: 35 babies1984: 35 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 29 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 75 babies2015: 62 babies2016: 66 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 65 babies2019: 79 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 82 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 89 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Henrietta per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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