Recorded 1880–2017 Boys' name Peak 1928 2,122 births

Henery — boys' name

2,122 babies named Henery in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1241890s911900s1371910s2861920s4611930s3671940s2331950s1541960s1331970s611980s301990s302010s15
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Henery was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

61 babies were named Henery in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Henery

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,122 babies named Henery between 1880 and 2017, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Henery currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Henery performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 461 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Henery shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Henery in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Henery 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 2,122 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.

Henery at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

2,122

Since 1880

138 years of records

Peak year

1928

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1880

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2017

Henery popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1880

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1928)
61
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
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Henery by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
461 births that decade — 22% of Henery's all-time total
1880s1241890s911900s1371910s2861920s4611930s3671940s2331950s1541960s1331970s611980s301990s302010s15

Henery by state

Where Henery concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Henery
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
53 2.5%
#2 Alabama
42 2.0%
#3 Georgia
42 2.0%
#4 North Carolina
28 1.3%
#5 Mississippi
26 1.2%
#6 Tennessee
12 0.6%
#7 Virginia
12 0.6%
#8 Arkansas
5 0.2%
Texas share of Henery's total US births 2.5%
Even split

53 of 2,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Henery appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Henery?
2,122 babies have been named Henery since 1880. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1928 with 61 births.
When was Henery most popular?
Henery was most popular in the 1920s decade with 461 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Henery most popular?
The top states for the name Henery are Texas (53 births), Alabama (42 births), Georgia (42 births).
How long has the name Henery been used?
Henery has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 138 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Henery?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Henry, Hendrix, Henri, Henderson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2017 (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.