Henrey
Variant spelling of Henry, a masculine name of German origin meaning "home-ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 3 living Americans carry the first name Henrey. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Henrey today is around 85 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Henrey births was 1950 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Henrey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Henrey is about 85 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Henreys were born before 1951.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Henrey. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
3
~ 1 in 114,251,446 Americans
Peak year
1950
5 babies that year
Average age
85
years old
1950 SSA rank
#3,908
Tracked since 1950
Census
Henrey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 314 people with the first name Henrey, which placed it at #28,548 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,548
National first-name rank
People counted
314
314 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Henrey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Henrey is White at 45.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.2%) and Black (20.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Henrey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Henrey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.5% · 143
- Hispanic or Latino24.2% · 76
- Black or African American20.7% · 65
- Two or more races5.1% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 6
Popularity
Henrey: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Henrey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Henrey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Henrey
The given name Henrey originated from the Germanic name Heinrich, which itself is derived from the Old High German words heim meaning "home" and rīc meaning "ruler" or "power". The name was popular among medieval German nobility and royalty.
Henrey is an anglicized spelling variation of the Old French form Henri, which emerged after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The Norman French rulers introduced this name to England, where it replaced the Old English form Henric.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Henrey can be found in the Domesday Book, a remarkable survey of England completed in 1086 under the orders of William the Conqueror. The name appears in various spellings, including Henricus, Henricus clericus, and Henricus presbyter.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Henrey was associated with several notable figures. One of the most famous was Henry II of England (1133-1189), who presided over the Angevin Empire and was responsible for significant legal reforms in England. Another prominent bearer of the name was Henry V (1386-1422), the celebrated English monarch who achieved victory against the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.
During the Renaissance period, the name Henrey continued to be popular, particularly in England. One of the most renowned individuals with this name was Henry VIII (1491-1547), the infamous English king known for his six marriages and for initiating the English Reformation.
In the realm of literature, the name Henrey has been immortalized in works such as William Shakespeare's plays, where characters like Prince Henry (later Henry V) and Henry IV feature prominently. Additionally, the American writer Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), known for his influential works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience", carried this name.
Other notable historical figures with the name Henrey include Henry Ford (1863-1947), the American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, and Henry Purcell (1659-1695), the renowned English composer who made significant contributions to the development of Baroque music.
People
Henrey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Henrey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Henrey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henrey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Henrey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 US residents.
Is Henrey a common name?
We classify Henrey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 4.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Henrey most popular?
The single biggest year for Henrey was 1950, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Henrey is about 85 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Henrey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 314 people with the name Henrey, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,548 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Henrey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Henrey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Henrey appears almost entirely male. Of the 303 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Henrey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Henrey is White at 45.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.2%) and Black (20.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Henrey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Henrey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.5% (143 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Henrey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Henrey a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Henrey in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Henrey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Henrey in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Henrey can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Henrey?
Find out how many people share the name Henrey on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.