Girls' name · since 1997
Henessy
162 babies named Henessy in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Henessy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 162 recorded since 1997.
Henessy has 162 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2019.
- #21,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 162 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Henessy ranks #21,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Henessy's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Henessy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Henessy's full recorded timeline at 2008, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Henessy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Henessy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Henessy's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Henessy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (54% of all-time use).
Henessy by state
Where Henessy concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 18.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 3.1% |
30 of 162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Henessy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2010s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Henessys (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Henessy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Henessy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.