US rank #9684 Girls' name Peak 2019 228 births

Hendy — #9684 US girls' name

228 babies named Hendy in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s422000s472010s902020s39
#9684
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Hendy was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

15 babies were named Hendy in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hendy

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Hendy between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hendy currently holds the #9684 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hendy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hendy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 133 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hendy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hendy 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 228 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.

Hendy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

228

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2019

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,684

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hendy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
15
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082000199319851972 5

Hendy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 39% of Hendy's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s422000s472010s902020s39

Hendy by state

Where Hendy concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hendy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
133 58.3%
New York share of Hendy's total US births 58.3%

133 of 228 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hendy?
228 babies have been named Hendy since 1972. It currently ranks #9684 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 15 births.
When was Hendy most popular?
Hendy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Hendy most popular?
The top states for the name Hendy are New York (133 births).
How long has the name Hendy been used?
Hendy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hendy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Henrietta, Henley, Henry, Hensley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.