Hence
Hence was last recorded in 1947, when 5 babies were given it; 66 Americans have been recorded with it between 1880 and 1947 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Hence by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Hence mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Hence is “a male given name.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Hence?
Unranked in 2025
Its last boys’ rank on record is #3,966, in 1947; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
7 babies in 1925, the peak
Hence peaked in 1925, when 7 boys were given it, #3,552 among boys’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 5 | #3,966 | 2.7 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,753 | 3.5 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,238 | 4.6 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,949 | 5.3 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,552 | 6.3 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,087 | 5.3 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,587 | 4.6 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,070 | 5.4 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,582 | 4.7 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,013 | 9.8 |
Every recorded year (12)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 5 | #1,317 | 37.6 |
| 1880 | 6 | #864 | 54.3 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Hence a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hence has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 12 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Hence: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Hence, and how old are they?
An estimated 5 Americans named Hence and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026, too few to state an age range. An estimate from SSA’s births and life tables, not a count.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made.
More about Hence and names like it
- The most given names of the 1920sHence peaked in 1925.
- The top names of 1925The year the most babies were named Hence.
- Names starting with HMost given first.