How popular is the name Henna?

1,324 US babies were named Henna between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2001.

What careers are people named Henna over-represented in?

Among notable women who are politicians, Hennas show up 2.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Henna

Q: How common is the spelling Henna?

The most common spelling: 64% of Hennas use it.

Henna. 1,324 US babies since 1940, peak 2001. Notable Hennas are 2.0× over-represented as politicians.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

1,324 US babies were named Henna between 1940 and 2025.

Henna around the world

Sweden: 41 babies since 1998, peak 2006, No. 1,631 in 2022
England & Wales: 901 babies since 1996, peak 1999, No. 5,926 in 2025
France: 55 babies since 1900, peak 2022
Scotland: 25 babies since 1974, peak 1993

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Hennas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	2.0×	Medium · 13 people
Actor	1.0×	Low · 5 people
Footballer	1.1×	Low · 3 people
Writer	0.9×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are politicians, Hennas show up 2.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 64% of Hennas use it

Henna 64%
Hena 17%
Heena 12%
Henya 7%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)