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Girl name

Henretta

100% girls · last recorded 1979

Henretta has been given to about 1,286 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 323
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Henretta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1916 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,286

How popular is Henretta?

Its best year was 1916, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 971st. The typical living American called Henretta is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Henretta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Henrietta0.87
  2. Loretta0.64
  3. Jeanetta0.65
  4. Concetta0.64
  5. Annetta0.64
  6. Kenyatta0.64
  7. Gretta0.64
  8. Greta0.61

Middle names for Henretta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Henretta Rose0.85
  2. Henretta Louise0.85
  3. Henretta June0.84
  4. Henretta Pearl0.84
  5. Henretta Quinn0.84
  6. Henretta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Henretta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.80
  2. Goldiesister · 0.79
  3. Cleoeither · 0.78
  4. Lettiesister · 0.78
  5. Archiebrother · 0.71
  6. Sambrother · 0.69

Where Henretta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Henretta White0.80
    2. Henretta Reyes0.80
    3. Henretta Nguyen0.80
    4. Henretta Moore0.80
    5. Henretta Lee0.80
    6. Henretta Green0.80

    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 Henretta

    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.