girl's name

Hennie

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 242

Hennie is a girl's name. In 1956 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Hennie is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1917, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.

Hennie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1956, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Hennie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 12
1890s 28
1900s 12
1910s 65
1920s 50
1930s 11
1940s 18
1950s (to 1956) 23

How popular is Hennie?

In 1956, Hennie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Hennie is used

United States #6,469 5 in 1956
England & Wales #7,107 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hennie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hennie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hennie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hennie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hennie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hennie

How popular is the name Hennie?

In 1956, Hennie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Hennie a girl's or a boy's name?

Hennie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Hennie most popular?

Hennie peaked in 1917, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Hennie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hennie currently ranks #7,107 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.