US rank #3528 Boys' name Peak 2021 325 births

Hendricks — #3528 US boys' name

325 babies named Hendricks in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71950s52000s52010s1482020s160
#3528
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Hendricks was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

38 babies were named Hendricks in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hendricks

The Social Security Administration has registered 325 babies named Hendricks between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hendricks currently holds the #3528 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hendricks performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hendricks shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Hendricks in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hendricks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 325 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hendricks at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

325

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2021

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,528

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hendricks popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
38
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201219501918 7

Hendricks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
160 births that decade — 49% of Hendricks's all-time total
1910s71950s52000s52010s1482020s160

Hendricks by state

Where Hendricks concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hendricks
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.2%
#2 Florida
5 1.5%
#3 Indiana
5 1.5%
California share of Hendricks's total US births 2.2%
Even split

7 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hendricks?
325 babies have been named Hendricks since 1918. It currently ranks #3528 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 38 births.
When was Hendricks most popular?
Hendricks was most popular in the 2020s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Hendricks most popular?
The top states for the name Hendricks are California (7 births), Florida (5 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Hendricks been used?
Hendricks has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hendricks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Henry, Hendrix, Henri, Henderson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.