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Its wave through time Most used in the 1990s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1998 per 1,000 babies of that sex 39,226 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1998, about 1 in 931 girls 566 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Henry Boy From Germanic Heimirich, from heim 'home' and ric 'ruler'. Early Medieval · peak 1881 Hannah Girl Hebrew Ḥannah, 'grace, favour', from the root ḥ-n-n 'to be gracious'. Biblical · peak 2000 Hunter Boy From an English and Scottish occupational surname for a huntsman, Old English hunta. Modern · peak 2000 Henrietta Girl Feminine diminutive of Henry, from Germanic heim 'home' and ric 'ruler'. Renaissance · peak 1892 Hans Boy Short form of Johannes, from Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious'. Middle Ages · peak 1885 · forgotten Hana Girl Czech form of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'. Victorian · peak 2018 Henri Boy From Germanic heim 'home' and ric 'ruler, power'. Middle Ages · peak 2019 Honor Girl From Latin honor 'honour'. Renaissance · peak 2019 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.