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Hendrix

Pronounced HH EH1 N D R IH0 K S (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2022
  • 140 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Hendrix?

Hendrix is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 13,981 children — the 924th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about six times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 1,319 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Hendricks and Hendryx — because they are pronounced identically.

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2022Boys: 1,319Girls: 67

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Hendrix and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Hendricks
  • Hendryx

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH EH1 N D R IH0 K S
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Hendrix

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Hendrix

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Hendrix?
Hendrix ranks 924th among boys' names in US records, with 13,981 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,991.
Is Hendrix a unisex name?
No. Hendrix is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Hendrix most popular?
2022, when 1,319 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Hendrix spelled?
Hendricks, Hendryx. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.