Hendry
Hendry is a masculine given name of Scottish origin meaning "home ruler."
Name Census estimates that about 136 living Americans carry the first name Hendry. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hendry today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hendry births was 2016 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hendry. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Hendry with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
136
~ 1 in 2,520,252 Americans
Peak year
2016
10 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,927
Tracked since 1926
Census
Hendry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 402 people with the first name Hendry, which placed it at #24,093 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,093
National first-name rank
People counted
402
402 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
68.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hendry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hendry is Hispanic at 68.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (15.4%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hendry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hendry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino68.7% · 276
- Asian and Pacific Islander15.4% · 62
- Black or African American7.2% · 29
- White6.2% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 5
- Two or more races1.2% · 5
Popularity
Hendry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hendry from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 64 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Hendry remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hendry 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 Hendry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hendry
The name Hendry is of English origin, derived from the medieval name Henry. It has roots in the Germanic name Heimrich, which means "home ruler" or "ruler of the household." The name can be traced back to the 8th century and was popular among the nobility and ruling classes in England and other parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.
The earliest recorded use of the name Hendry can be found in English parish records from the 16th century. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Hendry Percy, an English nobleman born in 1502. He was a member of the powerful Percy family and served as a soldier and courtier during the reign of King Henry VIII.
Another notable figure with the name Hendry was Hendry Hudson, the English explorer and navigator born around 1565. He is best known for his voyages in the early 17th century, during which he explored parts of the Arctic and the eastern coast of North America, including the river that now bears his name, the Hudson River.
In the 18th century, Hendry Fielding, an English novelist and playwright, made significant contributions to the development of the novel as a literary form. Born in 1707, he is best known for his works "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" and "Amelia," which are considered classics of English literature.
Another notable figure with the name Hendry was Hendry Cavendish, an English scientist and philosopher born in 1731. He made important contributions to the fields of physics and chemistry, including the discovery of the composition of water and the measurement of the gravitational constant, known as the "Cavendish experiment."
In the 19th century, Hendry James, an American philosopher and psychologist, was born in 1842. He is considered one of the founding figures of the philosophical movement known as pragmatism and is best known for his works "The Principles of Psychology" and "The Varieties of Religious Experience."
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Hendry, highlighting its long and distinguished heritage across various fields and cultures.
People
Hendry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hendry 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
Hendry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hendry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 136 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hendry 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 2,520,252 US residents.
Is Hendry a common name?
We classify Hendry as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 143 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hendry most popular?
The single biggest year for Hendry was 2016, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hendry is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hendry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 402 people with the name Hendry, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,093 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hendry in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hendry?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hendry leans strongly male. 388 people counted with this name were male (97.0%), compared with 12 female bearers (3.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hendry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hendry is Hispanic at 68.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (15.4%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hendry most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Hendry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.7% (276 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hendry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hendry a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hendry 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.
Is Hendry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hendry in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hendry can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Hendry?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.