Given name & surname
Kenrick
“a royal ruler”·“the champion”
Kenrick is a variant of Kendrick. Interpretations include “a royal ruler” and “the champion”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kenrick is a variant of Kendrick. Interpretations include “a royal ruler” and “the champion”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kenrick is a variant of Kendrick. Kendrick has been associated with Celtic and Old English naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Middle English Cenric, from Old English Cyneric, from Middle Welsh Cynwrig (“greatest champion”), from Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,265
- 1,265 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,376 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,376 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,701 as a first name in 2020; 343 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.
Kenrick’s family of names
In English usage, Kenrick has a related form in Kendra. Kenrick has a related form in Kendrick. In English usage, Kenrick as a surname has a related form in Kendrick.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kenrick
- Kenrick MonkAustralian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record-holderborn 1988
- Kenrick TuckerAustralian cyclistborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kenrick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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79% boys · 21% girls
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Derick
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Kendricks
“a royal ruler” · “the champion”
>99% boys
Fitzroy
“the son of Roy”
>99% boys
Ronson
“the king's advisor”
>99% boys
Renaud
“the king's advisor”
>99% boys
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>99% boys