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Hendrix

#354 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Dutch surname transferred into given-name use

Hendrix has been given to 14,396 babies in the U.S. since 1885. In 2025 it ranked #354 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 1,270 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% boys, 6% girls all-time.

Babies named Hendrix, 2025

1 in 3,550

Hendrix over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05001K1.5K18801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Hendrix over time

In 2025, Hendrix went to 4% girls and 96% boys.

18852025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Hendrix: meaning, origin, and history

Dutch surname transferred into given-name use

Dutch surname transfer

What Hendrix means

Hendrix is a given name.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Hendrix is used in English (Modern).

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/ for Hendrix.

The naming story behind Hendrix

Hendrix is a given name adopted from Dutch surname. This establishes the immediate naming route. A surname transfer is different from a direct translation of the modern given-name spelling; the family name may have its own earlier derivation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 13,540 boys were recorded with the name Hendrix between 1885 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 1,270 in 2022; its best national rank was #273 in 2022.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #283 in 2020 to #354 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #442 in 2015 to #354 in 2025.

In the United States, 856 girls were recorded with the name Hendrix between 2005 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 100 in 2021; its best national rank was #1,960 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,247 in 2020 to #3,602 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #3,622 in 2015 to #3,602 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

How common is Hendrix?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 3,550
933 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 1,830
0.05% of boys
Rank, 2025
#354
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
2,464 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Hendrix sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 1003%
School of 50013%

Put another way: gather 2,464 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Hendrix. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Hendrixs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Hendrix was born before 2020 — so the typical Hendrix is around 5 today.

Median birth year
2020
About 5 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
50.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
99.2%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
13,511
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2020s — 50.7% of all recorded uses (6,867).

Is Hendrix rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−57
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−71
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
+88
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.34×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
73.5%
Peak was 2022 (1,270)
Years since peak
3
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
24.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#273
2022

Spellings of Hendrix

Hendrix is the most-used spelling, taking 45.2% of the 29,961 babies given a near-identical spelling.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Hendrix is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Hendrix was most concentrated in Nebraska — about 1 in 719 boys, against 1 in 1,445 across all states with data. It was least common in Maine (1 in 8,333).

12139 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Nebraska1 in 719
  2. 2Iowa1 in 813
  3. 3Utah1 in 862
  4. 4Idaho1 in 893
  5. 5North Dakota1 in 926
  6. 6Oklahoma1 in 943
  7. 7West Virginia1 in 971
  8. 8Arkansas1 in 980

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Hendrix is used remarkably evenly across the country — more concentrated than 19% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Hendrix is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Hendrix was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in 20,000 girls, against 1 in 30,442 across all states with data. It was least common in Illinois (1 in 100,000).

15 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in 20,000
  2. 2California1 in 25,000
  3. 3Florida1 in 25,000
  4. 4Kansas1 in 25,000
  5. 5Kentucky1 in 33,333
  6. 6Ohio1 in 33,333
  7. 7Arizona1 in 50,000
  8. 8Colorado1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Hendrix around the world

Where Hendrix ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2004–2025
    #452
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    2017–2022
    #590
    in 2022
  • Northern Ireland
    2021–2024
    #404
    in 2024
  • Ireland
    2016–2025
    #829
    in 2025
  • France
    1982–2024
    #5,366
    in 2024
  • Canada
    2005–2024
    #315
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1997–2013
    #389
    in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Hendrix

People whose public names include Hendrix, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Hendrix by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#354
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 71
Best rank ever
#273
2022
Peak year
2022
1,270 that year
First recorded
1885
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
13,540
Count in 2025
933

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,602
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,355
Best rank ever
#1,960
2021
Peak year
2021
100 that year
First recorded
2005
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
856
Count in 2025
42

Names similar to Hendrix

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Hendrix

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Hendrix, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

BodhiLennoxKaysonZaynRemyBowenOakleyOdinKyrieKashDaxtonBeckham

Sibling names for Hendrix

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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