Henson
Henson is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Henson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Henson is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Henson
American parents first put Henson on the record books as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 33 Hensons were born — ranking #3,365 that year. About 34% of every Henson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Henson ranks #4,472 for baby boys with 23 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 574 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Henson
Henson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 574 births in the dataset. Henson's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,741. Use the chart and map above to compare Henson'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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