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Hendrik

Boy

Meaning of Hendrik: Germanic: 'home ruler'

Hendrik is a boy's name most strongly associated with Dutch naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2562nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2562

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,387

First recorded 1917 · peak 2020

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 65 babies2016: 71 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 70 babies2019: 67 babies2020: 85 babies20202021: 48 babies2022: 66 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 48 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Hendrik per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 85.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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