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How popular is the name Henry?
Births per year, rank history and how many Henries are alive today.
Henry (male) is currently the 13th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 2,295 babies given the name in 2025. The name peaked in 1904, when around 8,900 babies were given the name, the 17th most popular that year. Henry's popularity is double-peaked: strongest by births in the 1910s, having dropped out of the top 100 in between, with a second wave in the early 2020s that climbs even higher up the rankings. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 290,000 babies have been named Henry in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Henry include Harry.
The Henry you are most likely to meet is around 11 years old. Half of all Henries born in England and Wales are between 10 and 47, and there are at least 100,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 28% chance that at least one of them will be called Henry.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Henry most popular?
Henry peaked in 1904, when around 8,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Henry?
At least 100,000 people named Henry born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Henry?
Most living Henries are between 10 and 47; the most common age is about 11.
Is Henry becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.