Hendrix
Meaning
patronymic surname meaning 'son of Hendrik (Henry)'
The story
Hendrix is a Dutch surname meaning son of Hendrik, the Dutch form of Henry, an old royal name glossed as estate ruler, so beneath the feedback it is secretly a cousin of kings. The reason it lands on American birth certificates, of course, is Jimi Hendrix, the left-handed Seattle guitarist who spent roughly four years at the top, 1966 to 1970, expanding what the instrument could sound like so completely that he still sits atop lists of the greatest guitarists ever assembled. The baby name arrived long after the man: American records show it as a recent arrival that has climbed over the past generation to its strongest showing yet, part of the same wave that carried Lennon, Marley, and Bowie into first-name territory. Few names deliver this much voltage while still meaning, at their root, Henry's boy.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hendrix peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
213 people · the #24,328 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 23
Among people named Hendrix living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hendrix
Most people given the name Hendrix in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hendrix deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Hendrix truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Hendrix fits with your family’s names and surname.
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