Fun Facts About the Name Hendrick
- More than 1 thousand babies named Hendrick: U.S. records list 1,662 babies given the name Hendrick from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hendrick Mean?
Hendrick is a Dutch and Low German form of the Germanic name Heinrich, the ancestor of English Henry. It is built from two elements: heim, meaning "home" or "house," and rīc, meaning "ruler" or "power." Taken literally, the name means "home ruler" or "ruler of the household." The usual modern Dutch spelling is Hendrik; Hendrick is an older or variant spelling of the same name, not a separate derivation. The meaning is the same as that of Henry, since the two descend from one Germanic original.
Hendrick Name History & Origins
The name reached the Low Countries as the Germanic Haimirich or Heinrich, which became Hendrik in Dutch and Hendrick in older Dutch writing, where the -ck ending was common before modern spelling was fixed. Dutch and Flemish records from the Middle Ages onward show the name in forms such as Hendrik, Hendrich, and Hendrick, used alongside the shortened Henk and the Latinized Henricus found in church and university documents.
During the Dutch Golden Age the name was common enough to be borne by the painter Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634), known for winter scenes, the engraver Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617), and the architect and sculptor Hendrick de Keyser (1565 - 1621). Dutch colonists carried it to North America in the seventeenth century, and it appears in the records of New Netherland along the Hudson River.
In English-speaking countries the name is also found as a surname, and it entered given-name use there largely through Dutch and German families. It should be kept distinct from the unrelated English surname Hendricks, which is a patronymic meaning "son of Hendrick."
How Popular is the Name Hendrick?
Hendrick has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,567 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,923 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 2024 | #1,567 | 110 | 0.0064% |
| 2023 | #2,017 | 75 | 0.0044% |
| 2022 | #2,104 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #1,893 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 2020 | #1,837 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 2019 | #1,828 | 83 | 0.0046% |
| 2018 | #1,965 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 2017 | #1,727 | 90 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #1,905 | 77 | 0.0041% |
| 2015 | #2,499 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2014 | #2,353 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #2,437 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #2,881 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #3,386 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #3,929 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #3,425 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #2,903 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #4,697 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,411 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #5,389 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #4,664 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,032 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #4,782 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,178 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,135 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,137 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,980 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,766 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,319 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,101 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #3,988 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,431 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #4,199 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,803 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,848 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,565 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #5,142 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #4,610 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,003 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #5,856 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,493 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,242 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #3,701 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,667 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #2,945 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #4,304 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,389 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,944 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #3,668 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,836 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,647 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #2,879 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #4,445 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,131 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,882 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,702 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,069 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,521 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,931 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,161 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,133 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,730 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,887 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,395 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,632 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #4,510 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,585 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,435 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,506 | 7 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Hendrick Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
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