Hendrik comes from the Germanic / Dutch tradition, meaning Home ruler, estate ruler.
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How popular is Hendrik?
2020peak year
Today, Hendrik is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2223), with only about 64 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2020, 85 babies were given the name (ranked #1783 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hendrik's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,337 babies have been registered as Hendrik since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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