Henderson comes from the English / Germanic tradition, meaning Henry's Son.
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How popular is Henderson?
1918peak year
The name Henderson reached its peak in 1918, with 83 registrations (ranked #687). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1880, roughly 38 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2853) today, averaging about 48 new babies per year. Henderson has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,242 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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