Unisex name · since 1885
Hendrix
Hendrix has 13,540 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,540
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hendrix currently ranks #354 among unisex names in America, with 13,540 babies recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Hendrix recorded 13,540 times among boys since 1885, holding rank #354 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1885 to 2025.
- #1,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,540 born since 1885
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hendrix ranks #1,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,540 born since 1885, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,540
- born since 1885
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hendrix's 13,540 recorded births place it above 97.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hendrix compares
13,540 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Hendrix's all-time total is 37x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hendrix | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,540 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,270 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hendrix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hendrix splits its recorded history at 2006: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 1,270 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hendrix popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,270
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Hendrix popularity over time - girls
856 total births recorded since 2005 (Hendrix as girls' name)
Hendrix by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,867 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Hendrix's strongest decade.
6,867 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Hendrix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 512
2000s
512 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,072 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,867 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,867 births (51% of all-time use).
How Hendrix 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 Hendrix's total volume
Hendrix by state
Where Hendrix concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,563 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,290 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 698 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 527 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 519 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 415 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 413 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 397 | 2.9% |
1,563 of 13,540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Hendrix appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hendrix's data
- California records the most Hendrixs (1,563 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 Hendrix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Hendrix 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.