Hendrik
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
- German
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Hendrik
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
- German
- Estonian
The Story of Hendrik
Hendrik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 85 births, good for #1,778 nationwide. About 38% of every Hendrik on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hendrik ranks #2,866 for baby boys with 44 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hendrik
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hendrik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hendrik
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About the name Hendrik
Hendrik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Hendrik's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,778. Use the chart and map above to compare Hendrik'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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