Hendrick
Hendrik is a given name of Dutch origin, and a cognate to the English Henry. The spelling Hendrick or Henderick was interchangeable until the 19th century.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Hendrick
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hendrik is a given name of Dutch origin, and a cognate to the English Henry. The spelling Hendrick or Henderick was interchangeable until the 19th century.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Hendrick
Hendrick first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 110 births, good for #1,566 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Hendricks. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,667 among baby boy names with 102 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 2K Hendricks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hendrick
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About the name Hendrick
Hendrick is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hendrick's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,566. Use the chart and map above to compare Hendrick'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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