Henry

HEN-ree

Boy

Average rank #31 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From the Germanic name Heimirich which meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler". It was later commonly spelled Heinrich, with the spelling altered due to the influence of other Germanic names like Haganrich, in which the first element is hagan "enclosure".

How popular is Henry?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#13

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#88

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#76

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#5

in 2025

馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

#6

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#12

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#14

in 2025

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