Henrietta comes from the Germanic tradition, meaning Home ruler, estate ruler.
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How popular is Henrietta?
1918peak year
Henrietta has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2518), with about 72 babies named Henrietta each year. In 1918, 1,411 babies received the name (ranked #157). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 51,321.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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