Recorded 1916–1953 Girls' name Peak 1916 16 births

Henerietta — girls' name

16 babies named Henerietta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51950s5
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Henerietta was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Henerietta in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Henerietta

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Henerietta between 1916 and 1953, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Henerietta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Henerietta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Henerietta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Henerietta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Henerietta at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

16

Since 1916

38 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1916

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1953

Henerietta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1916

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 195319201916 6

Henerietta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 38% of Henerietta's all-time total
1910s61920s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Henerietta?
16 babies have been named Henerietta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Henerietta most popular?
Henerietta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Henerietta been used?
Henerietta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 38 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Henerietta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Henrietta, Henley, Henry, Hensley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.