Henrietta
Girl name · #2645 in 2025 · Uniqueness 75/100
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, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Henrietta in class?
Henrietta scores 75 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. 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
Geography matters for names, and Henrietta is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Henriettas were NY (7), CA (6), MI (5), MN (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
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. It scores 75/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.