How Many People Are Named Henritta?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Henritta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Henritta peaked in popularity in 1914 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Henritta 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 Henritta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Henritta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Henritta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1914
14 births
Total Registered
339
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Henritta
Henritta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 339 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Henritta as a female name
Ranked #6,936 in 1966
5 female births in 1966
Peak: 1914 (14 births)
Henritta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Henritta span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 97 babies were registered. While Henritta is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Henritta by Decade
How has Henritta 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.
Henritta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Henritta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Henritta
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Henritta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henritta?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Henritta 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Henritta a common name?
Henritta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 339 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Henritta most popular?
Henritta reached peak popularity in 1914, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Henritta is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Henritta a female name?
Henritta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Henritta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Henritta Smith, Henritta Johnson, Henritta 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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