Henning vs Henry

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

Name A

Henning

Boy name · Rank #9059

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Name B

Henry

Boy name · Rank #6

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Metric Henning Henry
Current Rank #9059 #6
Total Births (all years) 302 768,945
Peak Year 2014 2025
Peak Year Births 18 12,020
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Henning Henry
1880s - 24,139
1890s - 21,664
1900s - 21,772
1910s 42 79,667
1920s 76 104,552
1930s 23 70,419
1940s - 72,488
1950s - 62,230
1960s 5 39,134
1970s - 23,511
1980s - 20,728
1990s - 25,249
2000s 5 42,760
2010s 92 92,585
2020s 59 68,047

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Henning Henry
2014 18 9,442
2015 11 10,186
2016 16 10,390
2017 9 10,482
2018 8 10,714
2019 7 10,768
2020 9 10,793
2021 16 11,370
2022 8 11,272
2023 11 10,996
2024 8 11,596
2025 7 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, 1913–2025.

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