Kendrick

Boy name

Kendrick has been given to 33,942 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 2013 and currently ranks #535 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkɛn.dɹɪk/

Epenthesized variant of Kenrick.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

33,942

Peak year

2013 (1,054 babies)

Rank in 2025

#535 for boys

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▼ -36%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Kendrick

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper (born 1987)

Kendrick Perkins

American basketball player (born 1984)

Johnny Lewis

American-Canadian actor (1983-2012)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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