Fun Facts About the Name Hendrik
- More than 1 thousand babies named Hendrik: U.S. records list 1,387 babies given the name Hendrik from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hendrik Mean?
Hendrik is a Dutch, Afrikaans, and Low German masculine given name meaning "home ruler." It is the Dutch form of the Germanic name represented in English by Henry and in German by Heinrich. The name goes back to a reconstructed Germanic compound, *Haimarīks, made from *haimaz, "home," and *rīks, "ruler" or "king." Old High German shows Haimirich and later Heimrich; Middle High German Heinrich is a related form. Hendrik continues the same two-part name in the Dutch branch, and its literal sense is "ruler of the home."
Hendrik Name History & Origins
Hendrik developed in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries from older Germanic and Frankish naming traditions. The name is attested in Middle Dutch as Hendric and Hendrik. These forms are the Dutch counterpart of German Heinrich and English Henry; the Dutch name shows a -d- that standard German Heinrich does not have, though both descend from the same Germanic compound. Medieval bearers include Hendrik van Veldeke, a twelfth-century poet who wrote in Middle Dutch and Middle High German and whose name appears in German as Heinrich von Veldeke.
In the Low Countries, Hendrik was used by noble and princely families. Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, was stadtholder during the seventeenth century, and later Dutch royal and princely families also used the name, including Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands in the nineteenth century. Dutch settlement carried the name to southern Africa, where it is used in Afrikaans. Related Germanic forms include Scandinavian Henrik and German Heinrich, but Hendrik's own history is tied chiefly to Dutch and Afrikaans usage.
How Popular is the Name Hendrik?
Hendrik 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 2020. Its best rank was #1,783 in 2020.
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 | #2,620 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2024 | #2,716 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2023 | #2,370 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 2022 | #2,200 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 2021 | #2,669 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #1,783 | 85 | 0.0049% |
| 2019 | #2,139 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 2018 | #2,054 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 2017 | #2,139 | 64 | 0.0035% |
| 2016 | #2,017 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2015 | #2,139 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2014 | #2,106 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #3,223 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #2,393 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #3,329 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #3,930 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #3,756 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #6,197 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #3,825 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #4,040 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #6,806 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #4,864 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #6,907 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,225 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,802 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #4,110 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #9,125 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,096 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #4,326 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #4,706 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,289 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,602 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #4,097 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,672 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #5,245 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,508 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #7,336 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,023 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,714 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #5,046 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,033 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #5,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,638 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,622 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,608 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,635 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,132 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #2,981 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,092 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,734 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #2,932 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,151 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,312 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,477 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,143 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,226 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #2,858 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,057 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,247 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,521 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1932 | #4,001 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,447 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,090 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,738 | 6 | 0.0006% |
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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