Boys' name · since 1918
Hendricks
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 351 babies named Hendricks, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,161 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 351
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hendricks currently ranks #4161 among boys' names in America, with 351 babies recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Hendricks recorded 351 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #4161 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #9,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,161 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 351 born since 1918
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hendricks ranks #9,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,161 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 351 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,161 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 351
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hendricks's 351 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hendricks compares
351 49th percentile among 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
Hendricks's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hendricks | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 351 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hendricks's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hendricks's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hendricks popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Hendricks by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (186 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Hendricks's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Hendricks births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 186 births (53% of all-time use).
Hendricks by state
Where Hendricks concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.4% |
7 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Hendricks's data
- California records the most Hendrickss (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hendricks: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Hendricks 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.