Girls' name · since 1880
Henrietta
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 51,330 babies named Henrietta, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,645 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 51,330
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Henrietta currently ranks #2645 among girls' names in America, with 51,330 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Henrietta has been recorded 51,330 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2645 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,645 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 51,330 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Henrietta ranks #578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,645 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 51,330 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,645 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 51,330
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Henrietta's 51,330 recorded births place it above 99.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Henrietta compares
51,330 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Henrietta's all-time total is 137x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Henrietta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51,330 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,411 | 21 | 19,840 |
Henrietta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Henrietta's full recorded timeline at 1953, 13% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 87% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 1,411 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Henrietta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,411
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Henrietta popularity over time - boys
57 total births recorded since 1892 (Henrietta as boys' name)
Henrietta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10,453 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Henrietta's strongest decade.
10,453 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Henrietta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,480
1880s
2,480 births
- 1890s 4,035
1890s
4,035 births
- 1900s
1900s
4,514 births
- 1910s
1910s
10,400 births
- 1920s
1920s
10,453 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,814 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,650 births
- 1950s 3,830
1950s
3,830 births
- 1960s 1,779
1960s
1,779 births
- 1970s 660
1970s
660 births
- 1980s 318
1980s
318 births
- 1990s 223
1990s
223 births
- 2000s 144
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 581
2010s
581 births
- 2020s 449
2020s
449 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10,453 births (20% of all-time use).
How Henrietta 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 Henrietta's total volume
Henrietta by state
Where Henrietta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,590 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 3,057 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,170 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,994 | 3.9% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 1,761 | 3.4% |
| #6 | California | | 1,681 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,619 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,452 | 2.8% |
3,590 of 51,330 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Henrietta appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Henrietta's data
- Henrietta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (10,453 total births); usage has since declined to 449 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Henriettas (3,590 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Henrietta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Henrietta 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.