Kendrick is a distinctive choice, ranked #711 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Kendrick in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2024
#711
US Rank #478
About the Name Kendrick
Kendrick is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 145 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #544 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.
Kendrick is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #478, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kendrick
Unlikely. With around 50 UK babies named Kendrick per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kendrick in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kendrick is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 145 places over the last five years to #711 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Kendrick is more popular in the US (#478) than in the UK (#711). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Kendrick include: Ellie Kendrick — Eleanor Lucy V.; Howie Kendrick — Howard Joseph Kendrick III is an American former professional baseball infielder and current special assistant to the general manager for the Philadelphia...; Mel Kendrick — Mel Kendrick is an American visual artist and sculptor known primarily for his abstract, three-dimensional forms derived from sliced and reconstituted wooden....
Kendrick appears in the US top 500 at #478 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
50
UK babies named Kendrick (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 145 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kendrick
Likely around 1 other Kendrick in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Kendrick
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Eleanor Lucy V. Kendrick is an English actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the BBC's 2009 miniseries The Diary of Anne Frank, Ivy Morris in the first series of the 2010 revived Upstairs Downstairs, and Meera Reed in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Howard Joseph Kendrick III is an American former professional baseball infielder and current special assistant to the general manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Anaheim Angels selected Kendrick in the tenth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
Mel Kendrick is an American visual artist and sculptor known primarily for his abstract, three-dimensional forms derived from sliced and reconstituted wooden blocks. Kendrick's work is understood to reflect a deep fascination with process, space, geometry, and natural forms and materials.
Kendrick James Farris is an Olympic weightlifter from the United States. He competed for the United States in the 85 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he placed 8th.
David Kendrick is an American musician who is currently a member of the experimental pop band Xiu Xiu. A former member of Gleaming Spires and Devo, he has recorded and toured with Sparks, Andy Prieboy, and Revolushn.
Kendrick Sampson is an American actor and activist, best known for his appearances on The Vampire Diaries, Gracepoint, How to Get Away with Murder, The Flash, and HBO's Insecure.