Recorded 1914–1975 Boys' name Peak 1922 51 births

Mchenry — boys' name

51 babies named Mchenry in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s171930s131940s51970s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Mchenry was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mchenry in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mchenry

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Mchenry between 1914 and 1975, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mchenry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mchenry performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mchenry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mchenry 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 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.

Mchenry at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

51

Since 1914

62 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1914

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1975

Mchenry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1914

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197519491933193019271925192219151914 6

Mchenry by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 33% of Mchenry's all-time total
1910s111920s171930s131940s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mchenry?
51 babies have been named Mchenry since 1914. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Mchenry most popular?
Mchenry was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Mchenry been used?
Mchenry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 62 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Mchenry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mchale, Mchael. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1975 (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.