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Henrietta

Pronounced HH EH2 N R IY0 EH1 T AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Henrietta?

Henrietta is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 51,321 children — the 530th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 1,411 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1918Girls: 1,411Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH EH2 N R IY0 EH1 T AH0
Stress pattern:
2010
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Sibling names for Henrietta

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Henrietta?
Henrietta ranks 530th among girls' names in US records, with 51,321 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 719.
Is Henrietta a unisex name?
No. Henrietta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Henrietta most popular?
1918, when 1,411 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.