Hendry
Hendry is a surname:Hendry is a surname of the Scottish Clan Henderson and a variant of the name Henry. It is also associated with the Scottish Clan MacNaghten.
- Scots
Meaning & Origin of Hendry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hendry is a surname:Hendry is a surname of the Scottish Clan Henderson and a variant of the name Henry. It is also associated with the Scottish Clan MacNaghten.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scots
The Story of Hendry
The earliest SSA record of Hendry as a baby boy name dates back to 1926, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Hendry — #7,602 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Hendrys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 143 Hendrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Hendry
Hendry is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 143 births in the dataset. Hendry's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,602. Use the chart and map above to compare Hendry'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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