Fun Facts About the Name Hendy
- 242 babies named Hendy: U.S. records list 242 babies given the name Hendy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hendy Mean?
Hendy is a Welsh name meaning "old house." It comes from the Welsh elements hen, "old," and tŷ, "house." After hen, tŷ undergoes soft mutation to dŷ, giving the compound hendy. The name is primarily a place name and surname; as a given name it is a transferred use of the surname. A competing and less certain explanation treats Hendy as an English pet form or variant of Henry, "home ruler," but the Welsh place-name derivation is the better-supported one.
Hendy Name History & Origins
The place name Hendy is found in Wales, including a village in Carmarthenshire. It belongs to the Welsh class of locative names, and from such places the surname Hendy developed: a person called Hendy was originally identified as someone who lived at or came from a place called Hendy. The surname is found mainly in South Wales.
As a given name, Hendy is a transferred use of that surname rather than an inherited Welsh personal name. It is used in Wales and in Welsh communities elsewhere. In Indonesia and some other countries, Hendy also appears as a modern given name, usually as a spelling variant of Henry or Hendrik, a Germanic name meaning "home ruler"; that use is separate from the Welsh surname and does not share its origin.
How Popular is the Name Hendy?
Hendy 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 2019. Its best rank was #7,491 in 2019.
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 | #7,625 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #9,790 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #12,619 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,960 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #12,680 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #15,997 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #7,491 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #14,470 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,222 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,084 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #11,242 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #11,325 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,832 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,723 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #15,523 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #17,998 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,824 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #14,385 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #18,648 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,117 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #9,940 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,195 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #11,578 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #14,312 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,330 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,302 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,052 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #10,681 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #10,598 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #11,259 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,730 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Hendy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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