Girls' name · since 1992
Hennessey
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 383 babies named Hennessey, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hennessey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 383 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Hennessey recorded 383 times among girls since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #13,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 383 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hennessey ranks #13,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 383 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hennessey's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hennessey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hennessey splits its recorded history at 2010: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hennessey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Hennessey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (153 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Hennessey's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hennessey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 153 births (40% of all-time use).
Hennessey by state
Where Hennessey concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
17 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Hennessey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hennesseys (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hennessey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1992–2024 (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 Hennessey 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.