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girls' name ★ peaked 1914

Henritta

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Henritta
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1914
14 babies
All-time total
339
#14,910 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Henritta popularity over time

339 babies have been named Henritta since 1892, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1902Girls

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 5 1 – #1,548
1900s 27 3 +440% #1,507
1910s 76 8 +181% #1,586
1920s 97 10 +28% #2,728
1930s 35 4 -64% #3,289
1940s 39 4 +11% #2,556
1950s 26 3 -33% #4,657
1960s 34 3 +31% #4,368
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The story of Henritta

Henritta is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1892, 339 American babies have been named Henritta. Its peak came in 1914, when 14 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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

Henritta year by year

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

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1960 5 #6,717
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1935 7 #3,551
1930 8 #3,478
1925 8 #3,835
1920 10 #3,203
1915 6 #3,982
1910 7 #2,017
1905 7 #1,600
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Frequently asked questions

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

How popular is the name Henritta in 2025?

Henritta did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Henritta?

339 babies have been named Henritta in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Henritta most popular?

Henritta peaked in 1914, when 14 newborns received the name.

Is Henritta a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Henritta rising or falling?

Henritta has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Names like Henritta

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

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