Boys' name · since 1918
Hendrick
1,664 babies named Hendrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,923 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,664
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hendrick is the #1923 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,664 recorded since 1918.
Hendrick has 1,664 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1923 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #3,700 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,923 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,664 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hendrick ranks #3,700 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,923 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,664 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,923 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,664
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hendrick's 1,664 recorded births place it above 91.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hendrick compares
1,664 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hendrick's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hendrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,664 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hendrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hendrick's full recorded timeline at 1990, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 111 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hendrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Hendrick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (580 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Hendrick's strongest decade.
580 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Hendrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 209
2000s
209 births
- 2010s
2010s
580 births
- 2020s
2020s
501 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 580 births (35% of all-time use).
How Hendrick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hendrick's total volume
Hendrick by state
Where Hendrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 46 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 46 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 36 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 0.8% |
125 of 1,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Hendrick appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hendrick's data
- Hendrick's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (580 total births) through the 2020s (501) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hendricks (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hendrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hendrick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.