Henrietta
Henrietta is a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry. The name is an English version of the French Henriette, a female form of Henri. A short version of the name is Harriet, which was considered the "spoken form" of Henrietta, much as Harry was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England.
Meaning & Origin of Henrietta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Henrietta is a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry. The name is an English version of the French Henriette, a female form of Henri. A short version of the name is Harriet, which was considered the "spoken form" of Henrietta, much as Harry was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England.
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The Story of Henrietta
Henrietta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 191 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 1,411 Henriettas were born — ranking #157 that year. As of 2026, Henrietta ranks #2,287 for baby girls with 81 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 51K Henriettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Henrietta
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- Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669), daughter of Henry IV of France , wife of Charles I of England
- Henrietta of England (1644–1670), daughter of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria
- Henrietta FitzJames (1667–1730), illegitimate daughter of James II of England
- Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797–1829), daughter of Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
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Names that sound like Henrietta
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About the name Henrietta
Henrietta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 51K births in the dataset. Henrietta's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #105. Use the chart and map above to compare Henrietta'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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