Kendrick
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Kendrick
This punchy surname has some favor in the last couple of decades—potentially due to rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was one of the quickest rising boy names in 2013 when it reached its high point at #318. It has since declined in popularity, but as of 2024, it remains in the US Top 500 and in the UK Top 1000.
The name has a number of origins and meanings, one of which is from the Welsh Cynwrig meaning "champion". Alternatively, it can derive from the Anglo-Saxon name Cyneric, meaning "royal ruler" or "king", and from the Scottish and Gaelic surnames, MacEanraig or , which ultimately mean "son of Henry", or "son of the home ruler".
Given to 641 boys in a recent count, notable bearers include baseball player Kendrick Nunn, footballer Kendrick Norton, drummer and bandleader Kendrick Scott and science writer Kendrick Frazier.
Kendrick is also given to girls, where it ranks #16136 in the US.
Pronounced KEN-drik.
As of October 2026, Kendrick ranked #16136 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4954 in 1987.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #333 | 1,012 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #366 | 880 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #385 | 829 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #407 | 777 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #415 | 754 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #427 | 721 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #425 | 697 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #430 | 721 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #463 | 664 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #478 | 633 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #478 | 641 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #535 | 559 |
World rankings
Kendrick for boys
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Kendrick on lists
Famous Kendricks
- Kendrick Lamar (Duckworth)Boy
American rapper
- Kendrick LewisBoy
American football player
- Kendrick Brett MeekBoy
U.S. Congressman from Florida
- Kendrick Jeru David aka Jeru the DamajaBoy
American rapper
- Kendrick La'Dale PerkinsBoy
American basketball player
- Kendrick KangBoy
Joh "Ken" Jeong, American actor
- Kendrick Jevon DeanBoy
American songwriter and music producer
- Kendrick Crosby FrazierBoy
American science writer
- (William) Kendrick SmithymanBoy
New Zealand poet
- Kendrick Allen DeWitt ScottBoy
American jazz drummer
- Jonathan Kendrick "Johnny" LewisBoy
American actor
- Kendrick Kurt Patino (b. 2012)Boy
son of American actress Kelly Stables
Kendrick in pop culture
- KendrickBoy
character on TV's "Young & Hungry" and "Young & Sofia"
- Sean KendrickBoy
main character in "The Scorpio Races" by Maggie Stiefvater