The first name Kendrick

In 2025, 70 boys were named Kendrick, making it the 556th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 70 births (#544).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kendrick with other names.

In 2025, 559 boys born in the United States were named Kendrick, the 535th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2013, when 1,047 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kendrick Perkins
  American basketball player (born 1984)
• Kendrick Meek
  American politician, born 1966
• Kendrick Sampson
  American actor and activist (born 1988)
• Kendrick Perry
  American basketball player, born 1992
• Kendrick Ray
  American basketball player (born 1994)
• Kendrick Farris
  American weightlifter, born 1986
• John Kendrick Bangs
  American author, editor and satirist (1862–1922)
• James Kendrick Williams
  American priest, born 1936
• Johnny Lewis
  American-Canadian actor (1983-2012)
• Joe Cunningham
  American politician (born 1982)

What does the name Kendrick mean?

Epenthesized variant of Kenrick.

How popular is the name Kendrick?

In 2025, 70 boys born in England and Wales were named Kendrick, ranking 556th. Its peak was 2023, with 70 births.

Is Kendrick a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 33,942 US babies named Kendrick since 1880 were boys.

When was Kendrick most popular?

2013 in the United States, when 1,047 babies were named Kendrick, its highest rank at 318th.

How do you pronounce Kendrick?

Kendrick is /ˈkɛn.dɹɪk/, 2 syllables.

What are other spellings of Kendrick?

Kindrick.

Is Kendrick also a surname?

Yes. Kendrick is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.