Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Henry
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2025
Peak births
12,020
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Henry
How many people are named Henry?
An estimated 364,869 living Americans are named Henry.
How rare is Henry?
Henry is still widely used among babies today, with 12,020 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Henry?
The median age of a living American named Henry is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 59 years old.
Is Henry still popular?
Yes. Henry is holding steady, with 12,020 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Henry most common?
Henry has its strongest geographic signal in Alaska, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
12,020
All-time
768,945
Where it lives now
Henry is most concentrated in Vermont — about 3.7× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Henry is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.