Boys' name · since 1916
Henson
Henson has 553 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,158 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 553
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Henson is the #4158 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 553 recorded since 1916.
Henson has 553 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4158 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,158 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 553 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Henson ranks #7,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,158 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 553 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,158 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 553
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Henson's 553 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Henson compares
553 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Henson's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Henson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 553 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Henson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Henson's full recorded timeline at 2001, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Henson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Henson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Henson's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Henson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 73
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (35% of all-time use).
How Henson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Henson's total volume
Henson by state
Where Henson concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Henson's data
- Henson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (145) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hensons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Henson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Henson 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.