Henri
Barely over a hundred Poles carry it, and most have never met one. Henri is the French form of a Germanic name meaning "home ruler", and it has only ever gone to boys.
Henri Pronunciation
Henri is pronounced KHEN-ree (/ˈxɛnri/).
What Henri means
Where Henri comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Henri began as the Germanic name Haimirich, built from heim, meaning home, and ric, meaning ruler. The old sense is "home ruler," the one who governs a household. France took the name and made it its own, and four kings answered to it. Henri IV remains among the most remembered.
The Germanic root explains the meaning. France gave it fame. Painters carried it far. Henri Matisse cut colour into paper late in life. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec drew the dance halls of Paris. The mathematician Henri Poincaré left his name on a conjecture that took a century to prove.
In Poland the name arrives dressed as French. On a school class register, Henri sits a few desks from Henryk, its Polish cousin, and the difference is one letter and a border. The meaning survives the crossing. Home ruler, pan domu.
How many people are named Henri
1 in 154683 men in Poland is named Henri. 138 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2802 among male names.
Henri's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Henri is most popular
Henri is most popular in Greater Poland, 402% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+205%).
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Greater Poland2 boys born+402%
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Masovian2 boys born+205%
Henri as a middle name
Henri is a first name for 138 men in Poland and a middle name for another 195, a 41/59 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 486th, between Luca (199) and Hassan (193).
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#484 Noe201
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#485 Luca199
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#486 Henri195
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#487 Hassan193
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#488 Matthias193