Henri
Henri was given to 95 boys in 2025, #1,714 among boys’ names; 5,987 Americans have been recorded with it since 1885 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 4,390 Americans named Henri and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (73% of everyone recorded); the median is 22 years old and half are between 9 and 49.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Henri by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Henri mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Henri is “a male given name from French.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Henri?
#1,714 among boys’ names, 2025
Henri fell from #1,558 in 2015 to #1,714 in 2025 among boys’ names, although its share of boys born rose from 54.3 to 55.6 per million.
154 babies in 2021, the peak
Henri peaked in 2021, when 154 babies were given it (149 boys, #1,276 among boys’ names). The 95 births of 2025 are 62% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | under 5 | 95 | #1,714 | |
| 2024 | 5 | #16,184 | 108 | #1,593 |
| 2023 | under 5 | 129 | #1,419 | |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,590 | 143 | #1,317 |
| 2021 | 5 | #16,143 | 149 | #1,276 |
| 2020 | under 5 | 103 | #1,581 | |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,794 | 131 | #1,367 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,966 | 118 | #1,471 |
| 2017 | under 5 | 113 | #1,491 | |
| 2016 | 8 | #12,178 | 120 | #1,447 |
Every recorded year (125)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #15,197 | 104 | #1,558 |
| 2014 | under 5 | 98 | #1,601 | |
| 2013 | under 5 | 95 | #1,615 | |
| 2012 | 6 | #15,674 | 91 | #1,680 |
| 2011 | under 5 | 96 | #1,602 | |
| 2010 | under 5 | 65 | #2,075 | |
| 2009 | under 5 | 91 | #1,712 | |
| 2008 | under 5 | 81 | #1,816 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 73 | #1,931 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 75 | #1,830 | |
| 2005 | under 5 | 68 | #1,871 | |
| 2004 | under 5 | 77 | #1,677 | |
| 2003 | under 5 | 66 | #1,802 | |
| 2002 | under 5 | 62 | #1,833 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 59 | #1,873 | |
| 2000 | under 5 | 49 | #2,063 | |
| 1999 | under 5 | 51 | #1,908 | |
| 1998 | under 5 | 61 | #1,683 | |
| 1997 | under 5 | 61 | #1,649 | |
| 1996 | under 5 | 52 | #1,764 | |
| 1995 | under 5 | 35 | #2,264 | |
| 1994 | under 5 | 39 | #2,090 | |
| 1993 | 5 | #14,298 | 46 | #1,828 |
| 1992 | under 5 | 37 | #2,101 | |
| 1991 | under 5 | 35 | #2,104 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 32 | #2,227 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 42 | #1,806 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 31 | #2,052 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 31 | #1,986 | |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,968 | 28 | #2,069 |
| 1985 | under 5 | 34 | #1,772 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 31 | #1,809 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 30 | #1,838 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 28 | #1,952 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 28 | #1,965 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 34 | #1,709 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 35 | #1,645 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 21 | #2,238 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 29 | #1,802 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 20 | #2,276 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 24 | #1,970 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 32 | #1,556 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 32 | #1,525 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 27 | #1,702 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 32 | #1,540 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 37 | #1,382 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 26 | #1,619 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 21 | #1,752 | |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,295 | 39 | #1,206 |
| 1966 | under 5 | 38 | #1,223 | |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,992 | 32 | #1,365 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,745 | 30 | #1,448 |
| 1963 | under 5 | 41 | #1,217 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 26 | #1,565 | |
| 1961 | 6 | #6,093 | 39 | #1,269 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,286 | 42 | #1,217 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,505 | 25 | #1,603 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,148 | 34 | #1,327 |
| 1957 | 10 | #4,032 | 32 | #1,400 |
| 1956 | 7 | #5,018 | 46 | #1,125 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,177 | 33 | #1,323 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,390 | 41 | #1,174 |
| 1953 | 17 | #2,630 | 39 | #1,199 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,093 | 31 | #1,358 |
| 1951 | 13 | #3,001 | 33 | #1,282 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,595 | 46 | #1,042 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,902 | 23 | #1,559 |
| 1948 | 16 | #2,535 | 27 | #1,413 |
| 1947 | 22 | #2,105 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,657 | 32 | #1,246 |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,516 | 26 | #1,309 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,052 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,288 | 32 | #1,230 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,470 | 30 | #1,285 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,130 | 24 | #1,388 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,764 | 25 | #1,346 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,253 | 22 | #1,435 |
| 1938 | 14 | #2,273 | 29 | #1,231 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,368 | 20 | #1,555 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,752 | 19 | #1,564 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,814 | 24 | #1,408 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,487 | 35 | #1,123 |
| 1933 | under 5 | 24 | #1,378 | |
| 1932 | 9 | #3,149 | 24 | #1,441 |
| 1931 | 6 | #4,077 | 33 | #1,204 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,174 | 39 | #1,125 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,284 | 33 | #1,227 |
| 1928 | 5 | #5,018 | 36 | #1,198 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,401 | 29 | #1,388 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,954 | 37 | #1,182 |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,230 | 29 | #1,374 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,239 | 32 | #1,309 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,768 | 28 | #1,398 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,500 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,252 | 30 | #1,376 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,201 | 32 | #1,288 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,311 | 28 | #1,368 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,320 | 37 | #1,139 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,623 | 31 | #1,228 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,556 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,988 | 25 | #1,355 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,868 | 18 | #1,461 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,989 | 17 | #1,283 |
| 1912 | under 5 | 16 | #1,204 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 14 | #909 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 6 | #1,360 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 6 | #1,259 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 7 | #1,056 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 5 | #1,317 | |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,555 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 5 | #1,399 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 8 | #856 | |
| 1888 | under 5 | 8 | #782 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 6 | #866 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 5 | #1,007 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Henri a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,987 Americans recorded as Henri, 11% are girls and 89% boys. In 2025 it went to 95 boys; SSA lists no girls with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Henri: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Henri, and how old are they?
4,390 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 73% of the 5,987 Americans ever recorded as Henri. The median Henri alive today is 22 years old; half are between 9 and 49.
The 2020 Census counted 5,131 people named Henri (383 women and girls, 4,748 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,902 born in the U.S. The Census count is 31% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 162 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 590 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 434 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 543 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,110 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,540 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Henri born?
The states with the most babies named Henri are California, Texas and Florida, with 55% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 13 | #1,384 | 0.9× |
| Texas | 8 | #1,973 | 0.4× |
| Florida | 6 | #1,704 | 0.4× |
| Illinois | 6 | #1,185 | 0.2× |
| Georgia | 6 | #1,272 | 0.2× |
| Louisiana | 5 | #827 | 0.3× |
| Virginia | 5 | #1,151 | 0.1× |
Where Henri is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Henri is most over-represented in Massachusetts: since 1910 it was given 1.2 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Henri with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 782,435 babies since 1880, Henri is the second most given (<1% of them). In 2025 it was given to 95 of their 12,155 babies (<1%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Henri
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Henri and names like it
- Compare Henri and HenryBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sHenri peaked in 2021.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Henri since 1910.
- French namesWiktionary’s origin for Henri: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2021The year the most babies were named Henri.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Henri alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with HMost given first.