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Henrik

Boy

Meaning of Henrik: German: 'home ruler'

Henrik is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1072nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1072

206 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,224

First recorded 1935 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 83 babies2009: 102 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 140 babies2013: 176 babies2014: 253 babies2015: 267 babies2016: 269 babies2017: 284 babies2018: 313 babies2019: 233 babies2020: 252 babies20202021: 260 babies2022: 248 babies2023: 224 babies2024: 252 babies2025: 206 babies
US babies named Henrik per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 313.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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