Henryetta
A feminine variation of Henry, derived from Germanic elements meaning "estate" and "ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 68 living Americans carry the first name Henryetta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Henryetta today is around 81 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Henryetta births was 1919 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Henryetta. 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 Henryetta is about 81 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Henryettas were born before 1955.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Henryetta. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
68
~ 1 in 5,040,505 Americans
Peak year
1919
22 babies that year
Average age
81
years old
1969 SSA rank
#6,937
Tracked since 1884
Census
Henryetta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 174 people with the first name Henryetta, which placed it at #41,801 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
#41,801
National first-name rank
People counted
174
174 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Henryetta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Henryetta is White at 50.6%. The next largest groups are Black (33.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.7%). 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 Henryetta 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 Henryetta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.6% · 88
- Black or African American33.9% · 59
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.7% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 9
- Two or more races4.0% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Henryetta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Henryetta from the 1880s through to the 1960s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Henryetta 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 Henryetta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Henryettas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Henryetta
Henryetta is a feminine given name derived from the French name Henriette, which is the feminine form of the male name Henri. The name Henri ultimately traces its origins to the Germanic name Heimrich, composed of the elements heim meaning "home" and ric meaning "power, ruler."
The name Henriette and its variants like Henryetta emerged in medieval France and were used as the feminine equivalents of Henri, which was a popular name among French royalty and nobility. The earliest recorded use of the name Henryetta dates back to the 16th century.
One notable historical figure with the name Henryetta was Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the Queen Consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I. She played a significant role in the events leading up to the English Civil War.
Another prominent figure was Henrietta Anne (1644-1670), the Duchess of Orleans and the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria. She was known for her involvement in the affair of the Poisons in France.
In the literary world, Henryetta Holles (1663-1689) was an English writer and translator who is best known for her work "The Memoirs of the Life of Monsieur de St. Evremond."
Henryetta Rouviere Laidler (1887-1973) was an American chemist and physicist who made significant contributions to the study of reaction kinetics and catalysis.
Henryetta Armstrong (1856-1936) was a British educator and writer who campaigned for the education and rights of women. She was the first female Head of Department at a British university.
While the name Henryetta has a rich historical background, it is important to note that given names can evolve and change over time, reflecting cultural shifts and personal preferences.
People
Henryetta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Henryetta 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
Henryetta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Henryetta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 68 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Henryetta 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 5,040,505 US residents.
Is Henryetta a common name?
We classify Henryetta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 447 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Henryetta most popular?
The single biggest year for Henryetta was 1919, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Henryetta is about 81 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Henryetta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 174 people with the name Henryetta, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,801 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 Henryetta 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 Henryetta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Henryetta leans strongly female. 172 people counted with this name were female (97.7%), compared with 4 male bearers (2.3%). 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 Henryetta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Henryetta is White at 50.6%. The next largest groups are Black (33.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.7%). 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 Henryetta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Henryetta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.6% (88 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 Henryetta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Henryetta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Henryetta in the SSA data are female. 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 Henryetta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Henryetta 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 Henryetta 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 are called Henryetta?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.