Estate ruler
Derived from the French name Henriette, a feminine diminutive of Henri. It ultimately stems from the Germanic name Heimerich, combining the elements for 'home' or 'estate' and 'ruler'.
Less common today
Henrietta isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,134 in 2024.
Source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line
Astronomer who discovered the relation between luminosity and the period of Cepheid variables
Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I
Puppet character in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe · Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
