Given name & surname
Hendrix
Hendrix is a surname. It is used in English and Dutch.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hendrix isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hendrix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,396
- 13,540 boys · 856 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,355 babies
- 2025
- 975
- #354 for boys · #3,603 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 933 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 354 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 42 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (90). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,502 as a first name in 2020; 33,528 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hendrix’s family of names
In English usage, Hendrix as a surname has a related form in HENDRICKS. In Dutch usage, Hendrix as a surname has a related form in HENDRIKS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hendrix
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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