How Many People Are Named Henson?
An estimated 442 people in the United States have the first name Henson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Henson peaked in popularity in 2015 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Henson 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 Henson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
442
About 1 in 775,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2015
33 births
Total Registered
528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Henson
Henson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 528 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Henson as a male name
Ranked #5,108 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (33 births)
Henson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Henson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 194 babies were registered. While Henson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Henson by Decade
How has Henson 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.
Henson by State
Henson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Henson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Henson
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Henson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henson?
We estimate approximately 442 people named Henson 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 775,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Henson a common name?
Henson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Henson most popular?
Henson reached peak popularity in 2015, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Henson is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Henson a male name?
Henson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Henson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Henson Smith, Henson Johnson, Henson 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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