Hendrix Boy
How popular is Hendrix?
#354 boy name in 2025
933 baby boys were named Hendrix in the US in 2025, making it the 354th most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
Hendrix popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #354 for boys (▼ 57 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 933 boys, 42 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #442 in 2015, #283 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (1,270 boys) |
| Highest rank | #273 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hendrix counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hendrix family of names ranked #337 for boys in 2025 (#290 the year before), with 980 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hendrix | 933 | 95% |
| Hendricks | 25 | 3% |
| Hendryx | 22 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hendrix is most popular
Babies named Hendrix per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nebraska: 1.5 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Iowa: 1.3 per 1,000 (89 boys)
- North Dakota: 1.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Kentucky: 1.2 per 1,000 (118 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.1 per 1,000 (118 boys)
Hendrix by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1910s | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1920s | 16 | #3,739 |
| 1970s | 14 | #3,855 |
| 1980s | 11 | #5,523 |
| 1990s | 35 | #4,284 |
| 2000s | 512 | #1,095 |
| 2010s | 6,072 | #303 |
| 2020s | 6,867 | #273 |
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Questions
- Is Hendrix a boy or girl name?
- Hendrix is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Hendrix were boys.
- How popular is the name Hendrix?
- 933 baby boys were named Hendrix in the US in 2025, making it the 354th most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
- When was Hendrix most popular?
- Hendrix peaked in 2022, when 1,270 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #273 in 2022.
- How many people are named Hendrix?
- 14,396 babies have been named Hendrix in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,295 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Hendrix most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hendrix was most common in Nebraska, at 1.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.