Baby Name Popularity Profile

Henley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Henley.

✦ High meadow 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #1001
All-Time Peak Rank #511 Achieved 2016
Total U.S. Births 6,725 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 16.0% Boy / 84.0% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1991 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 608 births in 2016
💡 The Henley Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning High meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name, combining 'heah' (high) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow).
Common Nicknames
Hen Lee
Pronunciation: HEN-lee
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Henley across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -49.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -54.9%
2015: 559 births 559 2016: 608 births 2017: 599 births 2018: 549 births 2019: 502 births 2020: 500 births 500 2021: 477 births 2022: 395 births 2023: 355 births 2024: 272 births 2025: 252 births 252
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 608 births in 2016
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 32 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 59
2000s: 265
2010s: 4,150
2020s: 2,251

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Henl-ey
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with H, a letter used by only 2.2% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Idaho
Top States Idaho, Tennessee, Utah, North Dakota, Nebraska
States with Data 42
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Idaho #325 66 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #577 338 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #749 122 2014 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 49 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 104 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #650 168 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #571 275 2016 60.0% Decline
Oregon #668 110 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1119 174 2019 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 36 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #532 112 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #742 125 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #597 188 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #938 286 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #354 126 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1375 670 2014 69.5% Decline
Iowa Unranked 112 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #684 154 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 88 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #852 96 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1098 159 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #961 161 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #659 135 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1196 230 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 121 2017 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #932 188 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 102 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 8 2014 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 80 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #894 176 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 200 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 12 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #957 190 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 163 2014 Insufficient historical volume
California #1686 313 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 42 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 5 2016 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 13 2016 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 98 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 12 2015 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 29 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume

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