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Henry

1,582,312births recorded
26Countries
16Variants
1916Peak · France
#3Victoria (AU) 2025

Henry is a boy name family recorded 1,582,312 times in 26 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Victoria (AU) (#3 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1916, at 1,827.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Henri (France), Enrique (Argentina, Spain), Henryk (Poland).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Henry

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Henry English 773,564 🇺🇸 United States #5 1881 ▲ 32 %
Henry English 67,472 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #13 2014 ▼ 21 %
Henry English 15,928 🇨🇦 Ontario #6 1917 ▲ 59 %
Henry English 12,205 🇫🇷 France #500 1916 ▲ 62 %
Henry English 7,497 🇦🇺 New South Wales #6 2023 –
Henry English 5,025 🇦🇺 Victoria (AU) #3 2023 –
Henri French 407,495 🇫🇷 France #151 1916 ▲ 64 %
Henri French 5,987 🇺🇸 United States #1708 2021 ▼ 3 %
Henri French 4,177 🇨🇦 Québec #20 2025 ▲ 74 %
Henri French 3,068 🇧🇪 Belgium #49 2024 ▲ 32 %
Henri French 1,620 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) #35 2025 –
Henri French 1,388 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #953 2015 ▼ 52 %
Enrique Spanish 108,887 🇦🇷 Argentina #620 1944 ▼ 43 %
Enrique Spanish 61,494 🇺🇸 United States #571 2000 ▼ 19 %
Enrique Spanish 10,465 🇪🇸 Spain – 2003 –
Enrique Spanish 5,696 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) #211 1950 ▼ 59 %
Enrique Spanish 2,480 🇫🇷 France #2647 2005 ▼ 16 %
Enrique Spanish 965 🇪🇸 Catalonia #211 1997 ▲ 21 %
Enrico Italian 6,607 🇮🇹 Italy – 1999 –
Enrico Italian 4,767 🇺🇸 United States #4249 1921 ▲ 33 %
Enrico Italian 785 🇫🇷 France #4654 1967 new
Enrico Italian 411 🇨🇭 Switzerland – 2003 –
Enrico Italian 399 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1968 –
Enrico Italian 397 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #2659 2000 ▼ 45 %
Henrik Swedish 4,224 🇺🇸 United States #1060 2018 ▼ 14 %
Henrik Swedish 1,933 🇩🇰 Denmark – 1986 –
Henrik Swedish 1,862 🇸🇪 Sweden #610 1998 ▼ 50 %
Henrik Swedish 771 🇦🇹 Austria #180 2024 ▲ 2 %
Henrik Swedish 488 🇨🇭 Switzerland #486 2018 ▼ 46 %
Henrik Swedish 355 🇫🇷 France – 1931 –
Henryk Polish 8,371 🇵🇱 Poland #32 2025 ▲ 707 %
Henryk Polish 485 🇫🇷 France – 1931 –
Henryk Polish 450 🇺🇸 United States #4249 2019 ▼ 14 %
Henryk Polish 315 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1538 2020 ▲ 30 %
Henryk Polish 77 🇨🇦 Ontario – 2022 –
Henryk Polish 30 🇮🇪 Ireland #577 2020 ▲ 13 %
Hendrik French 1,387 🇺🇸 United States #2604 2020 ▼ 14 %
Hendrik French 617 🇧🇪 Belgium #1199 1998 ▼ 46 %
Hendrik French 397 🇨🇦 Ontario #907 2020 ▲ 95 %
Hendrik French 175 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) – 2019 –
Hendrik French 171 🇨🇭 Switzerland #1124 2020 ▼ 44 %
Hendrik French 165 🇫🇷 France – 1985 –
Enric Catalan 2,323 🇪🇸 Catalonia #222 1997 ▼ 52 %
Enric Catalan 265 🇫🇷 France – 1980 –
Enric Catalan 20 🇺🇸 United States – 2024 –
Enric Catalan 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales – 2015 –
Hendrick French 1,664 🇺🇸 United States #1919 2024 ▲ 81 %
Hendrick French 585 🇫🇷 France #4916 1992 ▲ 27 %
Hendrick French 46 🇨🇦 Ontario #964 2024 new
Hendrick French 35 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #2939 2020 –
Hendrick French 16 🇨🇦 Québec – 2015 –
Hendrick French 6 🇨🇦 Alberta – 2015 –
Henrique Portuguese 1,175 🇫🇷 France #4658 1978 ▼ 58 %
Henrique Portuguese 643 🇺🇸 United States #3583 2022 ▲ 129 %
Henrique Portuguese 185 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #2266 2017 ▲ 145 %
Henrique Portuguese 140 🇨🇭 Switzerland #982 2004 ▲ 33 %
Henrique Portuguese 62 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1947 –
Henrique Portuguese 7 🇧🇪 Belgium – 2009 –
Heinrich German 526 🇺🇸 United States #4707 2024 ▲ 11 %
Heinrich German 324 🇦🇹 Austria #543 1984 ▲ 30 %
Heinrich German 207 🇨🇦 Ontario – 2012 –
Heinrich German 95 🇫🇷 France – 1940 –
Heinrich German 84 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) – 2018 –
Heinrich German 24 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1948 –

Related names

Derived names

Other-gender form

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in France correlates closely with Henry's.

  1. 1James
  2. 2Colette
  3. 3Marcella
  4. 4Antoinette
  5. 5Simone
  6. 6Giselle

How we grouped these names

  • Henry ↔ Henri — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Enrique — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Enrico — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Henrique — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Heinrich — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Enric — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Henrik — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Jindřich — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Hendrik — checked by hand
  • Henry ↔ Henryk — checked by hand
  • Enric ↔ Enrick — spelling variant
  • Enrique ↔ Enrrique — spelling variant
  • Hendrik ↔ Hendrick — spelling variant
  • Henry ↔ Henrry — spelling variant

Questions about Henry

How popular is the name Henry?

In 2025 it ranked #3 in Victoria (AU). Official registers record 1,582,312 births across 26 countries.

What is Henry in other languages?

Henri (French); Enrique (Spanish); Enrico (Italian); Henrik (Swedish); Henryk (Polish); Hendrik (French); Enric (Catalan); Hendrick (French); Henrique (Portuguese); Heinrich (German).

When was Henry most popular?

It peaked in France in 1916, at 1,827.8 births per 100,000.

Is Henry a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Henry is a boy name.