Kendrick
Kendrick was the 535th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 559 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 318th with 1,047 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 169 places. More babies were named Kendrick in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning royal power; or other surname sources · Old English, Welsh, Irish
Say it KEN-drik /ˈkɛndrɪk/
- Rank in 2025
- #535 boys, down 110 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 559boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20131,047 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,942babies recorded
What does the name Kendrick mean?
Kendrick is a form of the surname Kenrick with an added d, as Wiktionary notes. Kenrick has several sources: Old English Cyneric, from cyne-, "royal", and rīc, "power"; Welsh Cynwrig, glossed "greatest champion"; and in Ireland a form of Mac Ionnrachtaigh. The rapper Kendrick Lamar has made it well known as a first name.
cyne- (Old English, “royal”)rīc (Old English, “power, ruler”)Cynwrig (Middle Welsh, “personal name”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several surname origins.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kendrick', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenrick', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Kendrick
The usual nicknames for Kendrick are Ken and Kenny. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Kendrick in the last five years, 24 were named Kenny, against 113 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken · also for Kenneth | Traditional | #3,277 | 211 |
| Kenny · also for Kenneth, Kendall, Ken | Traditional | #1,271 | 775 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Kendricks go by each one.
Kendrick popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 385 since 1971, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #535 | 559 |
| 2020 | #425 | 698 |
| 2010 | #518 | 500 |
| 2000 | #459 | 518 |
| 1990 | #339 | 728 |
| 1980 | #369 | 469 |
| 1970 | #542 | 224 |
| 1960 | #1,373 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,452 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,503 | 21 |
| 1930 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kendrick, counting every spelling?
Kendrick is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #505 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #535 for Kendrick on its own. Together these spellings went to 595 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick | 559 | #535 | 3,224 |
| Kendric | 30 | #3,706 | 201 |
| Kendrik | — | — | 38 |
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 Kendrick?
559 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kendrick (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kendrick 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 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kendrick.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kendrick?
About 31,700 people born in the US named Kendrick are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 12 and 39. That makes Kendrick mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kendrick by state
How common Kendrick was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.1×), Mississippi (1.8×), Kansas (1.7×), Kentucky (1.7×), Louisiana (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kendrick: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kendrick, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kendrick · Sibling names for Kendrick
Questions about the name Kendrick
What does Kendrick mean?
Kendrick is usually explained as “royal power; or other surname sources”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Kendrick?
Kendrick was the 535th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 559 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 318th with 1,047 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 169 places. More babies were named Kendrick in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kendrick a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kendrick in the US.
Where is Kendrick most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kendrick was most common in Maryland (0.79 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Kansas.