Henrietta
How to say it: hen-ree-ET-uh · /ˌhɛnriˈɛtə/
Feminine of Henry, from Germanic 'home ruler' - via French Henriette, popular in 18th-19th century England and America.
Henrietta was the 1,957th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 65 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,972 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,957 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 65 |
| Share of births | 1 in 51,005 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | +4% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,972 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Henrietta peaked in the 1880s.
What goes with it
Parents who love Henrietta also love
Nicknames
- Hattie
- Hetty
- Etta
- Henri
Honouring a Henrietta in the family
- Hattiepet form
- Hettypet form
- Ettapet form
- Henripet form
- Henrietteequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Henrietta is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #481.
Famous people named Henrietta
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921)American astronomer and human calculator
- Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951)American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line
- Henrietta of England (1644–1670)English princess, duchesse of Orléans
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