Recorded 2002–2010 Girls' name Peak 2003 22 births

Henessey — girls' name

22 babies named Henessey in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s6
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Henessey was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Henessey in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Henessey

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Henessey between 2002 and 2010, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Henessey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Henessey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Henessey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Henessey 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 22 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.

Henessey at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

22

Since 2002

9 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2002

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2010

Henessey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2002

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2010200520032002 5

Henessey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 73% of Henessey's all-time total
2000s162010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Henessey?
22 babies have been named Henessey since 2002. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Henessey most popular?
Henessey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Henessey been used?
Henessey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 9 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Henessey?
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, 2002–2010 (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.