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Meaning of the nameHenri

Henri is a spelling of the name Henry, which means “ruler of the home”.

Meaning

“ruler of the home”

Meaning of the name Henry, of which Henri is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Henry

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People (2022)
14,351
Rank in Brazil
#1,334
Median age
4 years
2010 Census
4,164
people

Henri in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Henri, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (6,892 people).

156 women 14,195 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Henri is most common

States with the highest share of people named Henri in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
  2. São Paulo 0.011%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.009%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4,8550.011%
Rio Grande do Sul1,2900.012%
Minas Gerais1,0960.005%
Rio de Janeiro1,0610.007%
Bahia1,0130.007%
Paraná8000.007%
Santa Catarina6760.009%
Pará3570.004%
Pernambuco3100.003%
Maranhão3040.005%
Goiás2920.004%
Ceará2710.003%
Espírito Santo2260.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul2240.008%
Mato Grosso2160.006%
Amazonas2100.005%
Distrito Federal2070.007%
Piauí1490.005%
Rio Grande do Norte1410.004%
Paraíba1400.004%
Alagoas1250.004%
Sergipe1090.005%
Tocantins710.005%
Amapá580.008%
Rondônia550.004%
Roraima550.009%
Acre400.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Henri

French spelling, with a final i; Wiktionary derives it from Old French Henri, from Latin Henrīcus.

About the name Henry

Henry comes from Middle English, from Old French Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik and Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, according to Wiktionary. Behind the Name links it to Germanic Heimirich, 'ruler of the home', from heim, 'home', and rih, 'ruler'. Henri is the French form and Henrique the Portuguese one. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,067 people named Henry, with a median age of 3. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Other spellings of Henry

SpellingPeople (2022)
Henry39,067
Henri14,351

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Henry · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Henri · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Henry · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Henrique · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Henri

What does the name Henri mean?

Henri means “ruler of the home”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Henry, of which Henri is a spelling.

How many people are named Henri in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,351 people with the first name Henri, which ranks it number 1,334 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Henri a boy's or a girl's name?

Henri is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 156 women and 14,195 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Henri?

Henri is a name of Germanic, English and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Henri most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Henri (1,290 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Henri?

Henry. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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