Henry
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from English.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Henry (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Henry has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 39 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 63 |
| 2008 | 74 |
| 2009 | 78 |
| 2010 | 110 |
| 2011 | 107 |
| 2012 | 164 |
| 2013 | 169 |
| 2014 | 213 |
| 2015 | 294 |
| 2016 | 294 |
| 2017 | 306 |
| 2018 | 314 |
| 2019 | 340 |
| 2020 | 349 |
| 2021 | 343 |
| 2022 | 325 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,468 |
| 2000 | 5,348 |
| 2001 | 5,222 |
| 2002 | 5,104 |
| 2003 | 4,990 |
| 2004 | 4,876 |
| 2005 | 4,780 |
| 2006 | 4,675 |
| 2007 | 4,548 |
| 2008 | 4,456 |
| 2009 | 4,422 |
| 2010 | 4,410 |
| 2011 | 4,366 |
| 2012 | 4,377 |
| 2013 | 4,383 |
| 2014 | 4,457 |
| 2015 | 4,611 |
| 2016 | 4,799 |
| 2017 | 5,001 |
| 2018 | 5,212 |
| 2019 | 5,464 |
| 2020 | 5,717 |
Henry in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Henry.Hi! My name is Henry.
- Henry bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Henry lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Henry kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Henry is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Henrys mamma är lärare.Henry's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Henrys mamma is Henry's mum.
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Questions about Henry
How do you pronounce Henry in Swedish?
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What does the name Henry mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from English.
How popular is Henry in Sweden?
325 babies were named Henry in 2022. In 2020, 5,717 people in Sweden had Henry as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
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.