Henry is a boy's name of French origin meaning “home ruler.” In 2024 it was given to 11,547 boys in the United States.
Henry belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “home ruler” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Henry first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6 in 2024, and in 2024 11,547 babies received the name — 756,825 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Henry means “home ruler” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Henry is a boy name. In 2024, 11,547 babies received the name in the US.
Henry comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Henry first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #6 in 2024, and 11,547 babies were given the name in 2024.
Henry is pronounced /ˈhɛn.ɹi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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