Kendrick: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “royal ruler”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KEN-drik · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Usually taken as an English surname-style given name from Welsh Cynwrig via Kendrich/Kendrick, though forms also overlap with the Scottish surname Mac Eanraig. The given-name etymology is most often connected with 'chief' and 'ruler.'
How popular is Kendrick?
Babies named Kendrick in 2024646
2024 rank#479 boys
Peak year2013
Total US babies since 188033,368
Kendrick has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Kendrick
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kendrick questions
What does the name Kendrick mean?
Kendrick means "royal ruler". It comes from English. Usually taken as an English surname-style given name from Welsh Cynwrig via Kendrich/Kendrick, though forms also overlap with the Scottish surname Mac Eanraig. The given-name etymology is most often connected with 'chief' and 'ruler.'
Is Kendrick a boy or girl name?
Kendrick is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kendrick?
646 US babies were named Kendrick in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.
How do you pronounce Kendrick?
Kendrick is usually pronounced KEN-drik.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.