How Many People Are Named Henning?
An estimated 158 people in the United States have the first name Henning. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Henning peaked in popularity in 2014 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Henning 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 Henning paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
158
About 1 in 2,169,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2014
18 births
Total Registered
294
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Henning
Henning is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 294 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Henning as a male name
Ranked #10,236 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (18 births)
Henning: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Henning span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 92 babies were registered. While Henning is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Henning by Decade
How has Henning 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.
Henning by State
Henning + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Henning as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Henning
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Henning: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henning?
We estimate approximately 158 people named Henning 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 2,169,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Henning a common name?
Henning is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 294 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Henning most popular?
Henning reached peak popularity in 2014, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Henning is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Henning a male name?
Henning is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Henning Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Henning Smith, Henning Johnson, Henning 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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