Henri
Meaning
ruler of the household
Famously borne by Henri Matisse, the colorist who kept cutting shapes from paper into old age.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Henri peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
14,351 people · the #1,334 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 14,085 · median age 4
Among people named Henri living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 6,892 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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