Girls' name · since 1882
Henretta
Henretta has 1,286 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,286
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,286 girls have been named Henretta since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Henretta has 1,286 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1979.
- #6,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,286 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Henretta ranks #6,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,286 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,286
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Henretta's 1,286 recorded births place it above 91.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Henretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Henretta's full recorded timeline at 1925, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Henretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1979
- Peak year (1916)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Henretta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (303 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Henretta's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Henretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 35
1880s
35 births
- 1890s 90
1890s
90 births
- 1900s
1900s
143 births
- 1910s
1910s
303 births
- 1920s
1920s
288 births
- 1930s
1930s
189 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 303 births (24% of all-time use).
How Henretta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Henretta's total volume
Henretta by state
Where Henretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 114 | 8.9% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 52 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 49 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
114 of 1,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Henretta's data
- Henretta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (303 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Henrettas (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Henretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1882–1979 (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 Henretta 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.