Kendrick

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A few things about Kendrick you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kendrick

Kendrick Perkins

American basketball player (born 1984)

Choose Kendrick and your child shares a first name with Kendrick Perkins, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kendrick, like who?” Kendrick Perkins's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,055 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kendrick, 559 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kendrick would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKendrick first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2013, when it reached #318.
• 🍂TrendKendrick has slipped 110 places over the last five years and now sits at #535. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKendrick is most popular in Maryland, where it ranks #330, followed by Alabama (#333) and New Jersey (#344). It's in the top 1,000 in 33 states.
• 🌍OriginKendrick is the #4 most popular Anglo Saxon boy name in the US. That's out of 290 Anglo Saxon boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Kendrick

Kendrick is a boy name of Anglo Saxon, Celtic and English origin. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ick”. US birth records list Kendrick for boys from 1912 to 2025, in 114 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked #318 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #535, with 559 babies.

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