John-Henry

John-Henry was the #762 boys' name in Scotland in 2025 (3 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales.

John-Henry as a boy’s name

  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
John-Henry as a boy’s name, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1974–2025, for England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.219801990200020102020ScotlandEngland & Wales
John-Henry as a boy’s name, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1974–2025, for England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.2198020002020
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearEngland & WalesScotland
2025#3,684 (5)#762 (3)
2023#3,524 (5)—
2022#4,790 (3)—
2021#3,451 (5)—
2019#3,013 (6)—
2018#4,749 (3)—
2016#4,810 (3)—
2013#3,315 (5)—
2011#4,647 (3)—
2008#4,432 (3)—
2005#3,849 (3)—
1998#2,901 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in England & Wales in 2019 at #3,013.
  • First recorded in England & Wales in 1998.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 baby boys in the published England & Wales list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon