Kendrick

“Greatest champion” — Welsh origin

Boy's name · #535 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Kendrick has appeared in US records since 1912 — best rank #318 (2013) · 33,557 babies named Kendrick all-time · 1 in 3,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 520 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kendricks

Kendrick Lamar — American rapper (born 1987)
Kendrick Perkins — American basketball player
Kendrick Nunn — American basketball player (born 1995)
Kendrick Meek — American politician
Kendrick Sampson — American actor and activist (born 1988)

What Kendricks become

Among 87 notable people named Kendrick:

Athletes appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player.

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