MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Henry mean?
Henry comes through French from a Germanic name combining home and ruler. The name spread widely in English and entered several Indian languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हेनरी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Henry in Indian usage
1,732 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 199 |
| 1970s | 284 |
| 1980s | 399 |
| 1990s | 670 |
| Other decades | 180 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Mizoram | 542 |
| Meghalaya | 374 |
| Kerala | 293 |
| Manipur | 180 |
| Goa | 116 |
| Other states | 227 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Henry / M | 2,295 | 13 |
| Scotland | Henry / M | 60 | 88 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Henry ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Henry; Table_6, C18 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Henry; Table_6, C18
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Henry; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Henry; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy