Hendrik
Hendrik was the 2620th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1783rd with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 481 places. More babies were named Hendrik in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,620 boys, down 837 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202085 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,387babies recorded
Hendrik popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,620 | 50 |
| 2020 | #1,783 | 85 |
| 2010 | #3,930 | 26 |
| 2000 | #4,110 | 19 |
| 1990 | #4,509 | 12 |
| 1980 | #6,637 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,635 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,478 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hendrik, counting every spelling?
Hendrik is a spelling of Hendrick, a name family that ranked #1,332 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,620 for Hendrik on its own. Together these spellings went to 131 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrick | 81 | #1,923 | 420 |
| Hendrik | 50 | #2,620 | 270 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hendrik?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hendrik (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hendrik born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hendrik.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hendrik?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Hendrik are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Hendrik a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hendrik by state
How common Hendrik was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (5.0×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hendrik: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hendrik, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hendrik
How popular is the name Hendrik?
Hendrik was the 2620th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1783rd with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 481 places. More babies were named Hendrik in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hendrik a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hendrik in the US.
Where is Hendrik most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hendrik was most common in Michigan (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and California.