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Why parents love Hendrix- Jimi Hendrix is universally considered the greatest guitarist ever.
- The X-ending is the most visually electric possible.
- Two syllables with a sharp, rock-and-roll sound: HEN-driks.
- Hendrix is the most musical surname-as-name choice.
- No nickname needed — Hendrix is already a legend.
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The vibe of Hendrix
Hendrixguitar-fireWoodstockMontereyX-endingelectricgenius27-Club
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Origin & history of Hendrix
Germanic Heinrich (ruler of home)
→ Dutch Hendrik
→ patronymic Hendrix
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English / Germanic roots
Hendrix is a Dutch patronymic from Hendrik (Henry/Heinrich). Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) is universally regarded as the greatest guitarist in rock history — he set his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival, played a legendary Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock, and died at 27. The name has entered the US charts, carried entirely by the guitarist's towering legacy.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Dutch patronymic surname; Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) defined everything.
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Today
Hendrix remains a beloved choice, ranking #325 in the US. 13,418 babies have been named Hendrix since 1885.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Hendrix?
2022
peak year
Today, Hendrix ranks around #325 in the United States, with roughly 1,124 new arrivals per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 1,270 babies were given the name (ranked #273 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hendrix's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 13,418 babies have been registered as Hendrix since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,270
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #273)
(ranked #273)
1,124
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
11,240
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
13,418
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hendrix1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Hendrix's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — electric adventure. People named Hendrix tend to be creative, electric, and gifted at bending reality through sheer talent.
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Bends reality through talent✦
Electric creativity◈
Guitar-fire genius◎
Woodstock-level presence♡
Sets instruments ablazeH8
E5
N5
D4
R9
I9
X6
Sum: 46 → Life path 1
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Personality of Hendrix🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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