Henley
- Pronunciation
- [Hen-ley]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Henley is a name traditionally given to a boy of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
Henley Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,478 baby boys have been named Henley. The name peaked in 2015 with 104 US births that year (rank #1556). In 2024, ranked #1882 nationally — 326 places below its 2015 peak.
Top States for Henley
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Henley births are: Texas (67), Tennessee (46), California (46).
Other English-Origin Names Like Henley
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6-Letter Names Starting with H
Names with Henley's exact length and starting letter: Habiba, Hacket, Hadara, Haddad, Hadden.
Quick Facts About Henley
US Popularity History (2013–2024)
Annual US births named Henley by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2016 with 607 girls named Henley (girl rank #512 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2024, ranked #956 for girls (272 US births). That's 444 places below its 2016 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Henley Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Henley the strongest states are North Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | #166 | 43 |
| 2 | Nebraska | #258 | 78 |
| 3 | Idaho | #317 | 47 |
| 4 | Missouri | #321 | 190 |
| 5 | Tennessee | #328 | 226 |
| 6 | Iowa | #362 | 83 |
| 7 | Mississippi | #378 | 84 |
| 8 | Kansas | #385 | 81 |
| 9 | Alabama | #417 | 119 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | #438 | 96 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | #866 | 23 |
| 2 | Florida | #811 | 162 |
| 3 | Texas | #758 | 403 |
| 4 | Arizona | #748 | 73 |
| 5 | Illinois | #726 | 89 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #721 | 135 |
| 7 | North Carolina | #684 | 132 |
| 8 | Virginia | #664 | 102 |
| 9 | Michigan | #639 | 124 |
| 10 | Ohio | #638 | 139 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Henley in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Henley to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Henley against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).