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Kendrick

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Royal chieftain. Surname.
Gaelic
Scottish
Royal power
Welsh
Greatest champion

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kendrick

Pronunciation

k(e)-ndri-ck, ken(d)-rick

Famous People

Foorball player Kendrick Alexander, Basketball player Kendrick Perkins, Football player Kendrick Lewis, Rapper Kendrick Lamar

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kelly Stables

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #318, 1,044 births); most recent 2025 (rank #535, 559 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #4850, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20255595
20246415
2023633–
20226648
20217219
20206977
20197215
2018754–
201777710
20168297

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #556, 70 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202570
202450
202370
202246
202134
202034
201933
201826
201735
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #700, 68 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1132, 31 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202331
202237
202135
202037
201940
201838
201754
201648
201558
201468

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #541, 5 births); most recent 2018 (rank #703, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #516, 5 births); most recent 2020 (rank #711, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #369, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20237
20226
202110
202010
2019–
20189
20175
20165
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence