Meaning and history
Henderson is an English and Scottish given name transferred from a patronymic surname meaning “son of Henry” or “son of Hendry.” Henry derives from the Germanic name Heimirich, combining elements meaning “home” and “ruler.” The surname arose independently in several British families before becoming a modern first name. Notable given-name bearers include Brazilian footballer Henderson Rodrigues and American baseball player Henderson Álvarez, a Venezuelan pitcher whose first name illustrates the name’s international surname-to-given-name use.
20062006: 9 births, rank #7,998
2007: 16 births, rank #5,434
2008: 27 births, rank #3,823
2009: 22 births, rank #4,429
2010: 25 births, rank #3,994
20112011: 23 births, rank #4,221
2012: 19 births, rank #4,862
2013: 22 births, rank #4,313
2014: 36 births, rank #3,090
2015: 33 births, rank #3,365
20162016: 30 births, rank #3,596
2017: 32 births, rank #3,440
2018: 31 births, rank #3,524
2019: 55 births, rank #2,421
2020: 55 births, rank #2,392
20212021: 47 births, rank #2,695
2022: 76 births, rank #2,000
2023: 45 births, rank #2,805
2024: 72 births, rank #2,078
20252025: 50 births, rank #2,604
Henderson moved from #963 to #979 for boys between 1941 and 1944. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 83 births.