Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2001

Henna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,016 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#4,016
among girls · ↑1,052 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
36
named Henna · +38% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,646
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2001
53 babies
All-time total
1,324
#6,203 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Henna popularity over time

1,324 babies have been named Henna since 1974, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2001Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 17 2 – #8,046
1980s 107 11 +529% #5,416
1990s 292 29 +173% #3,237
2000s 409 41 +40% #2,783
2010s 320 32 -22% #3,710
2020s (to 2025) 179 30 -7% #4,016

Where Henna 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 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 40 0.02 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Henna

Henna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,016 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 1,324 American babies have been named Henna. Its peak came in 2001, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Henna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Henna?

The median living Henna is about 20 years old; half are between 11 and 28. An estimated 1,300 people named Henna are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Henna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 36 #4,016
2024 26 #5,068
2023 30 #4,600
2022 23 #5,529
2021 29 #4,664
2020 35 #4,046
2019 27 #4,961
2018 19 #6,353
2017 30 #4,611
2016 28 #4,902
2015 35 #4,177
2014 40 #3,802
2013 36 #4,104
2012 29 #4,883
2011 34 #4,286
2010 42 #3,710
2009 43 #3,698
2008 34 #4,488
2007 49 #3,397
2006 29 #4,873
2005 44 #3,426
2004 42 #3,518
2003 42 #3,436
2002 36 #3,678
2001 53 #2,783
2000 37 #3,547
1995 22 #4,573
1990 18 #5,133
1985 12 #5,782
1980 9 #6,982
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Famous people named Henna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Henna Johansson Swedish freestyle wrestler (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Henna?

The median living Henna is about 20 years old. Half of all living Hennas are between 11 and 28 years old.

How many people named Henna are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Henna are alive in the United States, based on 1,324 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Henna in 2025?

Henna ranked #4,016 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Henna?

1,324 babies have been named Henna in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Henna most popular?

Henna peaked in 2001, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Henna a boy or girl name?

Henna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Henna rising or falling?

Henna has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Henna become more popular?

Henna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Henna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Henna?

Well-known people named Henna include Henna Johansson (wrestler).

Names like Henna

Names that sound and feel close to Henna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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