Henriette
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French. From French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”) coined in the seventeenth century; in English more popular as Harriet and Henrietta.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Henriette (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 232 |
| 2000 | 241 |
| 2001 | 249 |
| 2002 | 259 |
| 2003 | 266 |
| 2004 | 265 |
| 2005 | 262 |
| 2006 | 266 |
| 2007 | 269 |
| 2008 | 274 |
| 2009 | 273 |
| 2010 | 277 |
| 2011 | 284 |
| 2012 | 293 |
| 2013 | 295 |
| 2014 | 300 |
| 2015 | 304 |
| 2016 | 304 |
| 2017 | 309 |
| 2018 | 309 |
| 2019 | 306 |
| 2020 | 302 |
Henriette in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Henriette.Hi! My name is Henriette.
- Henriette bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Henriette lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Henriette kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Henriette is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Henriettes mamma är lärare.Henriette's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Henriettes mamma is Henriette's mum.
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Questions about Henriette
How do you pronounce Henriette in Swedish?
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What does the name Henriette mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French. From French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”) coined in the seventeenth century; in English more popular as Harriet and Henrietta.
How popular is Henriette in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Henriette in 2022. In 2020, 302 people in Sweden had Henriette as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.