Given name & surname
Henna
Henna is a feminine given name. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Henna is an affectionate form of Henrietta. In Finnish usage, Henna is an affectionate form of HENRIIKKA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Henna is a variant of Hina. The history of Hina gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Hina is associated with a dual goddess symbolizing day and night.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Henna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,324
- 0 boys · 1,324 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,016 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,016 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 2001. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,378 as a first name in 2020; 135 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Henna’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Henna is an affectionate form of Henrietta. Henna has a related form in Hina. In Finnish usage, Henna is an affectionate form of HENRIIKKA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Henna
- Hina KhanIndian actressborn 1987
- Henna VirkkunenFinnish politicianborn 1972
- Henna RaitaFinnish alpine skierborn 1975
- Henna Goudzand NaharSurinamese-Dutch writer and literary criticborn 1953
- Henna LindholmFinnish ice dancerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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