Kendrick is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kendrick means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kendrick across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kendrick has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kendrick is a boy name of Old English, Welsh origin meaning “royal power or chief hero”. From a surname of Old English or Welsh origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 33,942 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 514 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 8 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 8 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kendrick per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 2013 (1,054/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (70/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (5/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2018 (5/yr).
Kendrick has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2013, when it ranked #628 nationally (given to 1,075 babies that year).
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