Hendrick

“Variant of Henry — Ruler of the home” — Dutch/Low German, from Proto-Germanic elements meaning home + ruler origin

Boy's name · #1923 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Hendrick reached its best rank, #1565, in 2024 and ranked #1923 in 2025. About 1,700 boys have carried it since 1918. It is also an American family name — about 8,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hendricks

Hendrick Avercamp — Dutch painter (1585–1634)
Hendrick ter Brugghen — Dutch painter (1588-1629)
Hendrick de Keyser — Dutch architect (1565-1621)
Hendrick van Balen the Elder — Flemish painter (1573–1632)
Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom — painter from the Northern Netherlands (1562-1640)

In stories & tradition

Hendrick Drae — Miss Hook of Holland

What Hendricks become

Among 130 notable people named Hendrick:

Artists & writers appear 2.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (1585–1634).

Similar names: Endrick · Oden · Henley · Loki · Everhett · Emeric

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