Girls' name · since 1881
Henriette
Henriette has 1,373 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,373
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Henriette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,373 recorded since 1881.
Henriette has 1,373 recorded births among girls since 1881, 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 1881 to 2024.
- #6,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,373 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Henriette ranks #6,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,373 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,373
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Henriette's 1,373 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Henriette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Henriette's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Henriette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2024
- Peak year (1915)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Henriette by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (332 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Henriette's strongest decade.
332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Henriette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 67
1880s
67 births
- 1890s
1890s
139 births
- 1900s
1900s
144 births
- 1910s
1910s
332 births
- 1920s
1920s
261 births
- 1930s 118
1930s
118 births
- 1940s 115
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 332 births (24% of all-time use).
How Henriette 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 Henriette's total volume
Henriette by state
Where Henriette concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 91 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
91 of 1,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Henriette's decade-level peak was the 1910s (332 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Henriettes (91 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 Henriette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1881–2024 (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 Henriette 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.