Hendy
Hendy is a village in the community of Llanedi in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated at the Carmarthenshire and Swansea border, and lies on Afon Gwili, just across the River Loughor from Pontarddulais. Together with Fforest to the north, it forms part of a continuous built-up area centred on Pontarddulais.
Meaning & Origin of Hendy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hendy is a village in the community of Llanedi in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated at the Carmarthenshire and Swansea border, and lies on Afon Gwili, just across the River Loughor from Pontarddulais. Together with Fforest to the north, it forms part of a continuous built-up area centred on Pontarddulais.
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Etymology
The Story of Hendy
Hendy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 15 Hendys were born — ranking #7,340 that year. As of 2026, Hendy ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 228 Hendys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Hendy
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- John Jenkins (1872–1936), a Welsh poet and theologian; bardic name of Gwili
- Dai Hiddlestone (1890–1973), a Welsh international rugby union player who played for Neath RFC
- Bryn Howells (1911–1983), a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer
- Terry Price (1945–1993), an international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer.
- Steven Shingler (born 20 June 1991) Welsh professional rugby union player, Wales U20 international
- Geraint the Snakeman (born 1955), a TV personality who works with reptiles, real name Geraint Wyn Hopkins
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About the name Hendy
Hendy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 228 births in the dataset. Hendy's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Hendy'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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