Kendrick

Meaning: Greatest champion
Origin: Welsh

Boy's name · #535 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Kendrick's best rank, #318, came in 2013; it has settled back to #535 today. Roughly 34,000 boys have been named Kendrick since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#142 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #160 in Ecuador (2025) · #560 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,051 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,174 in France (2025) · #631 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kendricks

Kendrick Lamar — American rapper (born 1987)
Kendrick Perkins — American basketball player
Kendrick Nunn — American basketball player (born 1995)
Kendrick Meek — American politician
Kendrick Sampson — American actor and activist (born 1988)

What Kendricks become

Among 87 notable people named Kendrick:

Sports figures appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player.

Similar names: Kendrix · Zaiden · Kendall · Kameron · Kellen · Cullen

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