Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Henley

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #1,001 Trend ↓ Falling 41%
Rank 2025
#1,001
among girls · ↓41 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
317
named Henley · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
699 babies
All-time total
8,272
#2,121 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Henley popularity over time

8,272 babies have been named Henley since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 35 35 4 – –
1920s – 37 37 4 +6% –
1930s – 39 39 4 +5% –
1940s – 49 49 5 +26% –
1950s – 10 10 1 -80% –
1960s – 10 10 1 0% –
1970s – 10 10 1 0% –
1980s – 15 15 2 +50% –
1990s 59 47 106 11 +607% #7,722
2000s 265 106 371 37 +250% #2,865
2010s 4,150 710 4,860 486 +1210% #511
2020s (to 2025) 2,251 479 2,730 455 -6% #583

Where Henley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 230 0.14 outside top 500
2027 212 0.13 outside top 500
2028 199 0.12 outside top 500
2029 188 0.12 outside top 500
2030 179 0.11 outside top 500

Where Henley is most popular

Girls named Henley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.216 per 1,000. Strongest in Nebraska, North Dakota, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Henley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nebraska 28 0.779 +261%
North Dakota 10 0.761 +253%
Tennessee 118 0.745 +245%
Mississippi 34 0.727 +237%
South Dakota 10 0.700 +225%
Missouri 75 0.622 +188%
Kansas 35 0.607 +181%
Oklahoma 43 0.584 +171%
Idaho 18 0.538 +149%
Alabama 47 0.501 +132%
Utah 41 0.493 +128%
Arkansas 26 0.492 +128%
Iowa 26 0.445 +106%
Minnesota 45 0.417 +93%
Georgia 86 0.379 +75%
Oregon 24 0.369 +71%
Louisiana 31 0.354 +64%
Wisconsin 36 0.350 +62%
Washington 49 0.339 +57%
Kentucky 29 0.339 +57%
Michigan 52 0.285 +32%
North Carolina 61 0.268 +24%
Colorado 29 0.260 +20%
Virginia 42 0.246 +14%
Indiana 33 0.235 +9%
Pennsylvania 54 0.228 +6%
South Carolina 19 0.211 ≈ national
Arizona 28 0.200 -8%
Ohio 47 0.198 -8%
Texas 156 0.194 -10%
Florida 72 0.168 -22%
Illinois 35 0.153 -29%
California 86 0.102 -53%
Maryland 10 0.094 -56%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -69%
New York 24 0.061 -72%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Henley

Henley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,001 in 2025 with 252 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 8,272 American babies have been named Henley, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 699 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Henley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Henley?

The median living Henley is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 8,100 people named Henley are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Henley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 252 #1,001 65 #2,194
2024 272 #960 86 #1,867
2023 355 #795 91 #1,777
2022 395 #738 99 #1,710
2021 477 #623 74 #2,011
2020 500 #583 64 #2,173
2019 502 #601 66 #2,155
2018 549 #566 73 #2,002
2017 599 #521 76 #1,902
2016 608 #511 91 #1,709
2015 559 #558 104 #1,557
2014 592 #521 81 #1,833
2013 319 #833 79 #1,816
2012 179 #1,317 53 #2,394
2011 135 #1,608 42 #2,820
2010 108 #1,877 45 #2,701
2009 61 #2,865 21 #4,642
2008 39 #4,036 14 #6,199
2007 28 #5,148 8 #9,204
2006 37 #4,028 12 #6,616
2005 25 #5,157 13 #5,993
2004 21 #5,822 20 #4,319
2003 15 #7,346 8 #8,121
2002 15 #7,194 5 #11,323
2001 13 #7,907 5 #11,202
2000 11 #8,784 – –
1995 7 #10,930 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 5 #5,017
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 9 #2,563
1935 – – 5 #3,889
1930 – – 6 #3,773
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 10 #2,524
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Henley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Henley?

The median living Henley is about 8 years old. Half of all living Henleys are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Henley are alive today?

An estimated 8,100 people named Henley are alive in the United States, based on 8,272 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Henley in 2025?

Henley ranked #1,001 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 252 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Henley?

8,272 babies have been named Henley in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Henley most popular?

Henley peaked in 2016, when 699 newborns received the name.

Is Henley a boy or girl name?

Henley is used for both: about 81% of babies named Henley have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Henley rising or falling?

Henley is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Henley become more popular?

Henley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 179 girls named Henley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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