Hendon
Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Greater London since 1965. Hendon falls almost entirely within the NW4 postcode, while the West Hendon part falls in NW9.
Meaning & Origin of Hendon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Greater London since 1965. Hendon falls almost entirely within the NW4 postcode, while the West Hendon part falls in NW9.
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The Story of Hendon
Hendon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 32 Hendons were born — ranking #3,558 that year. As of 2026, Hendon ranks #6,443 for baby boys with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Hendons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Hendon
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- Main article: List of people from Barnet Alan A. Freeman – record producer
- Benjamin Pell – 'Benji the Binman'
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Names that sound like Hendon
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About the name Hendon
Hendon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Hendon's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,558. Use the chart and map above to compare Hendon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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