Henie

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Henie is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the Philippines. Recorded meaning: Sonja, Norwegian-US figure skater.

rarermore common
  • PHPhilippines
  • NONorway
  • IDIndonesia

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Sonja, Norwegian-US figure skater

Sources 1

  • Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Henie is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In German, from a pet form of Hans or Handel (see Handel 1).

    as a nameDictionary of American Family Names

  • In Croatian, norveška klizačica; svjetska i europska prvakinja u umjetničkom klizanju i filmska glumica; višestruka olimpijska pobjednica

    as a wordHrvatski jezični portal (HJP) dictionary export

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18601880190019201940Wilhelm Henie, b. 1872Sonja Henie, b. 1912Marit Henie, b. 1925
  • Wilhelm Henieb. 1872NONorwegian speed skater, racing cyclist and figure skating coach (1872-1937)
  • Sonja Henieb. 1912NONorwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969)
  • Marit Henieb. 1925NONorwegian figure skater

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 10 sources across 7 countries.

Official registers attesting Henie
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
NO NorwaySSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)—116#13,332

Reference works 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Henie mean, and where does it come from?
Sonja, Norwegian-US figure skater Recorded by Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names.
Is Henie a male or female name?
Henie is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Henie have the most bearers?
Henie is most frequently recorded in the Philippines.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Henie”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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