How Many People Are Named Henderson?
An estimated 1,988 people in the United States have the first name Henderson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Henderson peaked in popularity in 1918 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Henderson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Henderson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,988
About 1 in 172,412 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1918
83 births
Total Registered
4,242
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Henderson
Henderson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,242 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Henderson as a male name
Ranked #2,076 in 2024
72 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (83 births)
Henderson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Henderson span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 619 babies were registered. While Henderson is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Henderson by Decade
How has Henderson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Henderson by State
Birth registrations for Henderson span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Maryland, Florida, Arkansas. On average, about 81 Hendersons were registered per state.
Henderson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Henderson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Henderson
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Henderson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henderson?
We estimate approximately 1,988 people named Henderson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 172,412 Americans share this first name.
Is Henderson a common name?
Henderson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,242 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Henderson most popular?
Henderson reached peak popularity in 1918, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Henderson is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Henderson a male name?
Henderson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Henderson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Henderson Smith, Henderson Johnson, Henderson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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