Hendrick
A masculine name of Dutch origin meaning "estate ruler" or "home ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 1,507 living Americans carry the first name Hendrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hendrick today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hendrick births was 2024 (110 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hendrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Hendrick is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 227,441 Americans
Peak year
2024
110 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,567
Tracked since 1918
Popularity
Hendrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hendrick from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 580 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Hendrick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hendrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hendrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hendricks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Hendrick, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hendrick
Hendrick is a masculine given name with origins in the Dutch and Low German languages. It is a variant of the name Hendrik, which derives from the Germanic name Haimric, composed of the elements "haim" meaning "home" and "ric" meaning "power" or "ruler." The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages in the Netherlands and surrounding regions.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Hendrick date back to the 13th century in Dutch and Low German historical records. One notable early bearer of the name was Hendrick van Veldeke, a medieval Dutch poet and author who lived in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. He is considered one of the earliest known poets to write in the Dutch language.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Hendrick gained prominence in the Netherlands during the Dutch Golden Age. Several prominent individuals bore this name, including the Dutch painter Hendrick Terbrugghen (1588-1629), known for his religious and genre paintings, and the Dutch explorer Hendrick Brouwer (1581-1644), who discovered the Brouwer Route, a shipping path in the Southern Ocean.
Another notable figure was Hendrick de Keyser (1565-1621), a Dutch Renaissance architect and sculptor, responsible for designing several iconic buildings in Amsterdam, including the Westerkerk and the Zuiderkerk. Additionally, Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634) was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his winter landscape paintings depicting scenes of ice skating and other winter activities.
In the 18th century, Hendrick Zwaardecroon (1667-1728) was a Dutch colonial governor of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) from 1718 to 1725. He played a significant role in the Dutch colonization efforts in the region.
The name Hendrick has also been used in various literary works, such as in the novel "Hendrik Conscience: The Renewal of Flemish Literature" by Henri Pirenne, published in 1910, which explores the life and work of the 19th-century Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883).
People
Hendrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hendrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hendrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hendrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,507 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hendrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 227,441 US residents.
Is Hendrick a common name?
We classify Hendrick as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,581 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hendrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Hendrick was 2024, when 110 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hendrick is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Hendrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hendrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.