Hennesey
Hennesey is an American military comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton.
Meaning & Origin of Hennesey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hennesey is an American military comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton.
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The Story of Hennesey
The earliest SSA record of Hennesey as a baby girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Hennesey — #10,678 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Hennesey on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Hennesey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Hennesey
Hennesey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Hennesey's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #10,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Hennesey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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