Henrietta
Girl nameHenrietta has been given to 51,387 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.
Meaning & origin /ˌhɛn.ɹiˈɛtə/
Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
51,387
Peak year
1918 (1,411 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +5%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Henrietta
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)
Henrietta of England
English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line (1920–1951)
Hetty Green
American financier (1834–1916)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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