Henry
PopularA boy's name meaning home ruler.
Approved in Estados Unidos. Henry is on the official SSA list of names you can register. In the national top 20 of 2025.
Origin
From the Germanic name Heimirich, formed from heim (home) and rih (ruler), meaning home ruler. The spelling shifted to Heinrich under the influence of similar Germanic names; in France the Latin Henricus became Henri, the form the Normans brought to England, where it settled as Henry.
Story
It was borne by many European monarchs, among them seven German kings starting with Henry I the Fowler, four kings of France, and eight kings of England, of whom Henry VIII is the most famous.
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- Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications · SSA · ssa.gov (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Henry
- Wiktionary · Henry