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Henrietta

“Variant of Henry — Ruler of the home” — Germanic (Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, via French Henriette) origin

Girl's name · #2645 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Henrietta has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #105 (1892) · 51,330 babies named Henrietta all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,100 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Henriettas

• Henrietta Swan Leavitt — American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)
• Henrietta Maria of France — queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I
• Henrietta Lacks — American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line (1920–1951)
• Henrietta of England — English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)
• Henrietta Szold — American Zionist (1860–1945)

In stories & tradition

• Henrietta Lange — NCIS: Los Angeles
• Henrietta Penrose — 86
• Henrietta — Gunslinger Girl

What Henriettas become

Among 254 notable people named Henrietta:

Artists & writers appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Henrietta Rae, English painter (1859–1928).

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