Henessy vs Henry

Side-by-side comparison of Henessy and Henry - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Henessy

Girl name

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Name B

Henry

Boy name · Rank #6

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Metric Henessy Henry
Current Rank Unranked #6
Total Births (all years) 162 768,945
Peak Year 2005 2025
Peak Year Births 19 12,020
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Henessy Henry
1880s - 24,139
1890s - 21,664
1900s - 21,772
1910s - 79,667
1920s - 104,552
1930s - 70,419
1940s - 72,488
1950s - 62,230
1960s - 39,134
1970s - 23,511
1980s - 20,728
1990s 19 25,249
2000s 88 42,760
2010s 55 92,585
2020s - 68,047

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Henessy Henry
2014 6 9,442
2015 8 10,186
2016 - 10,390
2017 - 10,482
2018 - 10,714
2019 5 10,768
2020 - 10,793
2021 - 11,370
2022 - 11,272
2023 - 10,996
2024 - 11,596
2025 - 12,020

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1997–2019.

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