Henrietta

Henrietta: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “home ruler”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: hen-ree-ET-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Henri or Henry, from Germanic Heimirich. A long-used form in English and French.

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How popular is Henrietta?

202427.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Henrietta in 202489

2024 rank#2,128 girls

Peak year1892

Total US babies since 188051,321

Henrietta is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Henrietta

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ettaestate ruler · English
Henrihome ruler · French
Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
Alicenoble type · Germanic
Adelinenoble · Germanic
Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic

Henrietta questions

What does the name Henrietta mean?

Henrietta means "home ruler". It comes from Germanic. Feminine form of Henri or Henry, from Germanic Heimirich. A long-used form in English and French.

Is Henrietta a boy or girl name?

Henrietta is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Henrietta?

89 US babies were named Henrietta in 2024. Its peak year was 1892.

How do you pronounce Henrietta?

Henrietta is usually pronounced hen-ree-ET-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.