Henrietta
Girl name · #2645 in 2025 · Very rare
Henrietta ranks #2645 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 65 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2810, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,692 girls born in 2025 was named Henrietta.
The 145-year story
Henrietta first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 191 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 1,411 girls were named Henrietta — good for #157 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Henrietta per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Henrietta in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Henrietta is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Henrietta will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Henrietta is most common
State-level data for Henrietta is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Henrietta
Statistically, parents drawn to Henrietta tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Marietta, Cornelia, Dorothea, Filomena, and Juanita.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Henrietta | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2645 |
| 2024 | 89 | #2134 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2975 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2277 |
| 2021 | 85 | #2186 |
| 2020 | 72 | #2416 |
| 2019 | 79 | #2285 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2647 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2713 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2643 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2810 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2412 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2681 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3464 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4244 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5247 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7408 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7391 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7045 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Henrietta a popular girl name?
Henrietta ranked #2645 among girls in 2025 with 65 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2810.
When was the name Henrietta most popular?
Henrietta peaked in 1918, when 1,411 American girls received the name (ranked #157 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Henrietta?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,692 newborn American girls was named Henrietta. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.