US rank #2128 Girls' name Peak 1918 51,264 births

Henrietta — #2128 US girls' name

51,264 babies named Henrietta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2128
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Henrietta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

1,411 babies were named Henrietta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Henrietta

The Social Security Administration has registered 51,264 babies named Henrietta between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Henrietta currently holds the #2128 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 1,411 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Henrietta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10,453 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Henrietta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,583 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Henrietta in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Henrietta 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 51,264 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.

Henrietta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

51,264

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1918

1,411 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,128

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Henrietta popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
1,411
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Henrietta popularity over time — boys

57 total births recorded since 1892 (Henrietta as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 57 births
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Henrietta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10,453 births that decade — 20% of Henrietta's all-time total
1880s24801890s40351900s45141910s104001920s104531930s58141940s56491950s38301960s17791970s6601980s3181990s2232000s1442010s5812020s384

Henrietta by state

Where Henrietta concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Henrietta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,583 7.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
3,057 6.0%
#3 Illinois
2,170 4.2%
#4 Texas
1,994 3.9%
#5 South Carolina
1,760 3.4%
#6 California
1,675 3.3%
#7 Georgia
1,619 3.2%
#8 Michigan
1,447 2.8%
New York share of Henrietta's total US births 7.0%
Even split

3,583 of 51,264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Henrietta appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Henrietta?
51,264 babies have been named Henrietta since 1880. It currently ranks #2128 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 1,411 births.
When was Henrietta most popular?
Henrietta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10,453 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Henrietta most popular?
The top states for the name Henrietta are New York (3,583 births), Pennsylvania (3,057 births), Illinois (2,170 births).
How long has the name Henrietta been used?
Henrietta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Henrietta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Henley, Henry, Hensley, Hennessy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.