The baby name Heinrich is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced German IPA: /ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç/; respelling: HINE-rikh (German), HINE-rik (English approximation).
Heinrich is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Heinrich is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced German IPA: /ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç/; respelling: HINE-rikh (German), HINE-rik (English approximation).
Heinrich is Germanic in Origin.
Heinrich is the standard German form of Henry, from Old High German Heimirich/Heimrich, combining heim "home, household" and rihhi "ruler, power," yielding the meaning "home ruler" or "ruler of the estate." The name entered records in early medieval Germany and the East Frankish realm, attached to royalty and saintly figures; among its foremost bearers are King Heinrich I "the Fowler," Emperor and Saint Heinrich II, and Emperors Heinrich IV and V, cementing its prestige across the Holy Roman Empire.
Variants and cognates include Henry (English), Henri (French), Enrico (Italian), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese), Henrik (Scandinavian and Central/Eastern European), Hendrik (Dutch/Afrikaans), Henryk (Polish), and Jindřich (Czech). Diminutives and regional forms are Heinz, Heiko, Hein, Heiner, and Low German Hinrich; feminine counterparts include Henriette and Henrike. Cultural resonance endures via figures like Heinrich Heine, Heinrich Böll, Heinrich Mann, Heinrich Hertz, and Heinrich Schliemann.
| Heinrich Lübke Heinrich Lübke was a German politician best known for serving as president of West Germany from 1959 to 1969. Near the end of his career, his declining health became noticeable and was linked to several widely remembered public missteps. | Heinrich Brüning Heinrich Brüning is best known as the chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic from 1930 to 1932. A German Centre Party politician and academic, he became notorious for using deflation to fight the Great Depression, a policy that worsened unemployment and poverty and led critics to call him the "hunger chancellor." | Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz Heinrich XXII was best known as the ruling Prince of Reuss of Greiz, a small German principality. He became sovereign in 1859 and remained on the throne until his death in 1902. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| NA | 0 | #31 | 3 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #112 | 131 | 6,830 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #121 | 5 | 2,087 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #166 | 440 | 2,180 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| ZA | 0 | #175 | 294 | 14,421 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| Austria | 0 | #191 | 23 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #194 | 10 | 5,198 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #201 | 2,156 | 5,697 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2,677 | 25,619 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #279 | 47 | 7,401 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #299 | 8 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #333 | 8 | 6,459 |
| Germany | 0 | #345 | 95 | 2,542 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #400 | 9 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| France | Boys | 2011 | #412 | 4 | 2,819 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #569 | 24 | 9,244 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #647 | 19 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #669 | 14 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #737 | 15 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #824 | 15 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #861 | 18 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #867 | 26 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #894 | 58 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #906 | 15 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #915 | 16 | 5,610 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 35 | 16,906 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #943 | 40 | 16,355 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,288 | 184 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Heinrich is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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