Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1998
Hennesey
Hennesey has 15 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1998–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Hennesey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1998.
Hennesey has 15 recorded births among girls since 1998, 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 1998 to 2009.
- 15 total births
- 1998–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Hennesey since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 15
- total births
- 1998–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Hennesey was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
10 babies were named Hennesey in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Hennesey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hennesey's full recorded timeline at 2009, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hennesey at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Hennesey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2009
- Peak year (2009)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Hennesey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Hennesey's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Hennesey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hennesey? ▼
15 babies have been named Hennesey since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Hennesey most popular? ▼
Hennesey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Hennesey been used? ▼
Records for Hennesey go back to 1998, giving 12 years of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Hennesey? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Hennesey
Nearby Names Like Hennesey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hennesey
Henrietta Girl
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Henley Girl
#960 6,725 births
Henry Girl
#7601 4,619 births
Hensley Girl
#2277 2,038 births
Hennessy Girl
#3554 1,568 births
Compare Hennesey side by side: Hennesey vs Henrietta Hennesey vs Henley Hennesey vs Henry
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hennesey: Baby Name Since 1998 - 15 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hennesey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hennesey 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 July 2026.