Recorded 1882–1956 Girls' name Peak 1917 219 births

Hennie — girls' name

219 babies named Hennie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s281900s121910s651920s501930s111940s181950s23
1910s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Hennie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

12 babies were named Hennie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hennie

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Hennie between 1882 and 1956, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hennie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hennie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Hennie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hennie 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 219 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.

Hennie at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

219

Since 1882

75 years of records

Peak year

1917

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1882

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1956

Hennie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1882

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1917)
12
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
468101214 195619461930192319191915190918941882 6

Hennie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
65 births that decade — 30% of Hennie's all-time total
1880s121890s281900s121910s651920s501930s111940s181950s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hennie?
219 babies have been named Hennie since 1882. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1917 with 12 births.
When was Hennie most popular?
Hennie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Hennie been used?
Hennie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 75 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Hennie?
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, 1882–1956 (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.