Kendrick Boy
How popular is Kendrick?
#535 boy name in 2025
559 baby boys were named Kendrick in the US in 2025, making it the 535th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Kendrick popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #535 for boys (▼ 59 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 559 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #366 in 2015, #425 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (1,047 boys) |
| Highest rank | #318 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kendrick counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kendrick family of names ranked #497 for boys in 2025 (#442 the year before), with 595 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kendrick | 559 | 94% |
| Kendric | 30 | 5% |
| Kendryck | 6 | 1% |
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 Kendrick is most popular
Babies named Kendrick per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.8 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.7 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Kansas: 0.6 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.6 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.6 per 1,000 (63 boys)
Kendrick by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 113 | #1,440 |
| 1920s | 181 | #1,413 |
| 1930s | 126 | #1,559 |
| 1940s | 217 | #1,276 |
| 1950s | 284 | #1,301 |
| 1960s | 711 | #703 |
| 1970s | 3,924 | #332 |
| 1980s | 5,405 | #323 |
| 1990s | 6,237 | #329 |
| 2000s | 4,850 | #459 |
| 2010s | 7,587 | #318 |
| 2020s | 3,922 | #425 |
Boy names about as popular as Kendrick
Questions
- Is Kendrick a boy or girl name?
- Kendrick is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Kendrick were boys.
- How popular is the name Kendrick?
- 559 baby boys were named Kendrick in the US in 2025, making it the 535th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Kendrick most popular?
- Kendrick peaked in 2013, when 1,047 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #318 in 2013.
- How many people are named Kendrick?
- 33,942 babies have been named Kendrick in the US since 1880. We estimate about 32,258 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Kendrick most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kendrick was most common in Maryland, at 0.8 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.