Girls' name · since 1972
Hendy
Hendy has 242 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,600 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
242 babies have been named Hendy since 1972, making it today's #7600 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hendy recorded 242 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #7600 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #17,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,600 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 242 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hendy ranks #17,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,600 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 242 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,600 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hendy's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hendy compares
242 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Hendy's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hendy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 242 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hendy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hendy's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hendy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Hendy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Hendy's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hendy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (37% of all-time use).
Hendy by state
Where Hendy concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 142 | 58.7% |
142 of 242 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hendy's data
- Hendy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hendys (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Hendy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Hendy 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.