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Girl name

Henessy

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Henessy has been given to about 162 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 160
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Henessy per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2005 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time162

How popular is Henessy?

Its best year was 2005, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 6374th. The typical living American called Henessy is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Henessy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Henley0.67
  2. Honesty0.65
  3. Honey0.60
  4. Jessy0.56
  5. Betsy0.54
  6. Helen0.51
  7. Heavenly0.52
  8. Haley0.48

Middle names for Henessy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Henessy Anne0.83
  2. Henessy Rose0.79
  3. Henessy Marie0.79
  4. Henessy Grace0.79
  5. Henessy Eve0.79
  6. Henessy Jane0.79

Sibling names for Henessy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.72
  2. Estrellasister · 0.70
  3. Janiyahsister · 0.69
  4. Dulcesister · 0.69
  5. Jaideneither · 0.67
  6. Tracebrother · 0.66

Where Henessy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Henessy White0.74
    2. Henessy Nguyen0.74
    3. Henessy Moore0.74
    4. Henessy Brown0.74
    5. Henessy Allen0.73
    6. Henessy Adams0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Henessy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.