Henrietta
Latinized feminine of Henry, reaching English through the French Henriette; Henry comes from a Germanic name joining heim, home, with ric, ruler.
Henrietta in 2025
Henrietta was given to 65 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,708th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 51,005 babies born.
The history of Henrietta
Henrietta reached its highest point in 1918, when 1,411 babies were given the name, ranking 274th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 156th, in 1892.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 51,387 babies have been named Henrietta. Half of them were born before 1923, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Henrietta by decade
| Decade | Babies named Henrietta | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,480 | 171 |
| 1890s | 4,045 | 156 |
| 1900s | 4,514 | 178 |
| 1910s | 10,405 | 222 |
| 1920s | 10,476 | 298 |
| 1930s | 5,828 | 438 |
| 1940s | 5,655 | 490 |
| 1950s | 3,830 | 693 |
| 1960s | 1,779 | 1,072 |
| 1970s | 660 | 1,785 |
| 1980s | 318 | 3,935 |
| 1990s | 223 | 4,963 |
| 2000s | 144 | 11,453 |
| 2010s | 581 | 4,088 |
| 2020s | 449 | 3,878 |
Where Henrietta is heading
Henrietta has risen 5% over the past decade, from 62 babies in 2015 to 65 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Henrietta is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Henrietta
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Henrietta.