How Many People Are Named Henny?
An estimated 978 people in the United States have the first name Henny. It is predominantly female (94.5%). The average bearer is 15 years old, and Henny peaked in popularity in 2021 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Henny 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 Henny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
978
About 1 in 350,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.5% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2021
61 births
Total Registered
1,048
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Henny
Henny is predominantly female (94.5%), though 58 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Henny as a male name
Ranked #4,243 in 1930
5 male births in 1930
Peak: 1921 (8 births)
Henny as a female name
Ranked #2,977 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (61 births)
Henny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Henny span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 359 babies were registered. While Henny is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Henny by Decade
How has Henny 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.
Henny by State
Henny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Henny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Henny
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Henny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henny?
We estimate approximately 978 people named Henny 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 350,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Henny a common name?
Henny is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,048 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Henny most popular?
Henny reached peak popularity in 2021, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Henny is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Henny a female name?
Henny is predominantly female. 94.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Henny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Henny Smith, Henny Johnson, Henny 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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