Henny is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Henny one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Henny is a diminutive of Henrike and Henriette or of Hendrik and Heinrich.
Henny means “home ruler” (from Old High German “hagan” = enclosure or “heim” = home + “rihhi” = powerful/rich/mighty/ruler).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Henny is currently ranked #4140 on the name leaderboard.
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| 🇩🇪 Germany | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
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