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Henley

Henley holds the #1000 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 252 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #583 in 2020 to #1000 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#511 nationally, 608 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1991. The name's biggest fan base is in Idaho (#308 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1000
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#511
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
252
girls named Henley

Henley popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.019%0.028%0.037%18801900192019401960198020002020#511 in 2016
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2016

Where Henley is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: #308 (7 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)ID#308Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025IL—Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025CT—California: #1651 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1651Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025NE—Missouri: #556 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#556Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025AR—Tennessee: #568 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#568North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025LA—Mississippi: #341 (8 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MS#341Alabama: #574 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#574Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Henley in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Idaho (#308), Mississippi (#341), Kansas (#497)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Henley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Henley as a boy name

Henley is currently the #2183 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 65 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1912, Henley hit its all-time high of #1555 in 2015, when 104 boys were given the name. State by state, Indiana leads the way at #949.

2025 rank
#2183
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1555
in 2015 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
65
boys named Henley

Where Henley (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025IL—Indiana: #949 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#949Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Henley in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Indiana (#949)

Uniqueness score

69/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Henley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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