# Henrietta (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/henrietta/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌhɛn.ɹiˈɛtə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Henny |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 51,387 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 57 / 51,330 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,076, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 4,287 |
| 2012 | 46 | 3,489 |
| 2013 | 65 | 2,692 |
| 2014 | 75 | 2,426 |
| 2015 | 62 | 2,823 |
| 2016 | 66 | 2,653 |
| 2017 | 63 | 2,726 |
| 2018 | 65 | 2,659 |
| 2019 | 79 | 2,294 |
| 2020 | 72 | 2,427 |
| 2021 | 85 | 2,196 |
| 2022 | 82 | 2,283 |
| 2023 | 56 | 2,990 |
| 2024 | 89 | 2,143 |
| 2025 | 65 | 2,666 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 5 | 1,150 |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,168 |
| 1916 | 5 | 4,181 |
| 1921 | 5 | 4,627 |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,591 |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,277 |
| 1929 | 5 | 4,241 |
| 1930 | 9 | 2,872 |
| 1934 | 5 | 3,908 |
| 1944 | 5 | 3,633 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82 | 515 |
| 2012 | 72 | 587 |
| 2013 | 87 | 484 |
| 2014 | 102 | 427 |
| 2015 | 115 | 400 |
| 2016 | 80 | 529 |
| 2017 | 101 | 433 |
| 2018 | 113 | 392 |
| 2019 | 110 | 392 |
| 2020 | 87 | 463 |
| 2021 | 94 | 459 |
| 2022 | 73 | 534 |
| 2023 | 89 | 449 |
| 2024 | 77 | 510 |
| 2025 | 83 | 478 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Jindřiška
- Danish: Henriette, Henrikke
- Dutch: Hendrika
- Finnish: Henriikka
- French: Henriette
- German: Heike, Heinrike, Henrike
- Italian: Enrica, Enrichetta
- Japanese: ヘンリエッタ
- Latvian: Indra, Inta
- Norwegian: Henrikke
- Polish: Henryka
- Portuguese: Henriqueta
- Russian: Генрие́тта
- Spanish: Enriqueta
- Swedish: Henrika

## People named Henrietta

- Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)
- Henrietta Lacks, American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line (1920–1951)
- Henrietta of England, English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)
- Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; mother of
- Henrietta Szold, American Zionist (1860–1945)
- Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Archduchess of Austria (1797-1829)
- Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, English peer (1681-1733)
- Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer (1902–1980)
- Henrietta Edwards, Canadian feminist (1849–1931)
- Henrietta Ebert, East German rower
- Ida Henrietta Hyde, American physiologist (1857–1945)
- Henrietta Rae, English painter (1859–1928)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.