Henri is the French form of Henry, from the Germanic Heinrich, and means "home ruler" or "ruler of the household". Four French kings bore the name, and the painter Henri Matisse and photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson made it familiar to American art lovers. Henri has benefited from Henry's rise to the top 10: it went from number 2067 in 2000 to a peak of number 1276 in 2021 and ranks number 1714 in 2025.