Hendrix Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: There is a crater on the Moon named Hendrix, located on its far side. It is named in honor of the legendary musician Jimi Hendrix.

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A Deep Dive

Hendrix Overview

Meaning

Estate ruler

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Dutch, German

Etymology

Derived from the Old German name Heinrich, combining “heim” (home) and “ric” (ruler)

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛndrɪks/

Popularity

Hendrix has gained traction in the USA and other English-speaking countries. In 2023, Hendrix ranked #287 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Cool, Modern, Edgy

Associated Traits

Creative, bold, dynamic
A Deep Dive

Hendrix Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Hendrick, Hendricks, Hendric, Hendrik, Hendryx

Common Nicknames

Henny, Rick, Dex, Hen, Drix

Diminutives

Rix, Henni, Ender, Hix, Hex

Famous People

  • Jimi Hendrix
    (American Musician)
  • Hendrix Lapierre
    (Canadian Hockey Player)
  • Hendrix H. McDaniel
    (American Entrepreneur)
  • Hendrix Montgomery
    (American Actor)
  • Hendrix Carson
    (British Painter)
  • Hendrix Walker
    (Australian Author)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Dr. Hendrix
    ("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series)
  • "Hendrix"
    (1999 Film)
  • Hendrix
    ("Criminal Minds," TV Series)
  • "Hendrix: The Electric Church"
    (Documentary)
  • Hendrix Payne
    ("Hit the Floor," TV Series)

Places

  • Hendrix Lake
    (British Columbia, Canada)
  • Hendrix Creek
    (New York, USA)
  • Hendrix College
    (Arkansas, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Hendrix?

Hendrix signifies “ruler of the home” or “estate ruler.” Individuals with this name often embody leadership qualities and a strong sense of responsibility and protection towards their loved ones.

What Is the Origin of The Name Hendrix?

The name Hendrix is derived from the Old German name Heinrich, which combines “heim” (home) and “ric” (ruler). It evolved through various forms in Dutch and Germanic cultures before becoming Hendrix.

Hendrix Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Hendrix in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2752021#2722022#3032023
Top 3 Rankings#2722022#2752021#2832020

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Hendrix

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023303
(-31 from 2022)
1084
(-184 from 2022)
0.05920
2022272
(+3 from 2021)
1268
(+17 from 2021)
0.06770
2021275
(+8 from 2020)
1251
(+62 from 2020)
0.06677
2020283
(+20 from 2019)
1189
(+66 from 2019)
0.06428
2019303
(+19 from 2018)
1123
(+92 from 2018)
0.05844
2018322
(+25 from 2017)
1031
(+62 from 2017)
0.05304
2017347
(+56 from 2016)
969
(+177 from 2016)
0.04896
2016403
(+39 from 2015)
792
(+98 from 2015)
0.03910
2015442
(+105 from 2014)
694
(+193 from 2014)
0.03395
2014547
(+197 from 2013)
501
(+190 from 2013)
0.02445
2013744
(+92 from 2012)
311
(+50 from 2012)
0.01539
2012836
(+136 from 2011)
261
(+58 from 2011)
0.01286
2011972
(+72 from 2010)
203
(+18 from 2010)
0.00999
20101044
(+54 from 2009)
185
(+17 from 2009)
0.00901
20091098
(+567 from 2008)
168
(+76 from 2008)
0.00792
20081665
(-51 from 2007)
92
(-4 from 2007)
0.00422
20071614
(+1044 from 2006)
96
(+52 from 2006)
0.00433
20062658
(+243 from 2005)
44
(+8 from 2005)
0.00201
20052901
(+959 from 2004)
36
(+13 from 2004)
0.00169
20043860
(+1174 from 2003)
23
(+8 from 2003)
0.00109
20035034
(+97 from 2002)
15
(+1 from 2002)
0.00071
20025131
(+1313 from 2001)
14
(+4 from 2001)
0.00068
20016444
(-1149 from 2000)
10
(-3 from 2000)
0.00048
20005295
(+1841 from 1999)
13
(+5 from 1999)
0.00062
19997136
(-518 from 1997)
8
No change from 1997
0.00039
19980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19976618
(+2395 from 1996)
8
(+3 from 1996)
0.00040
19969013
(-4723 from 1994)
5
(-9 from 1994)
0.00025
19950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19944290
(+2096 from 1982)
14
(+9 from 1982)
0.00069
19930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19900
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19880
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19860
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0
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0.0000
19850
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0
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0.0000
19840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19826386
(-862 from 1980)
5
(-1 from 1980)
0.00026
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19805524
(-1670 from 1978)
6
(-3 from 1978)
0.00032
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19783854
(+1990 from 1977)
9
(+4 from 1977)
0.00053
19775844
(-2103 from 1925)
5
(-1 from 1925)
0.00029
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19750
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19740
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19720
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0
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0.0000
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19680
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0
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0.0000
19670
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0
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0.0000
19660
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0
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0.0000
19650
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0
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0.0000
19640
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0
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0.0000
19630
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0
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0.0000
19620
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0
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0.0000
19610
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0
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0.0000
19600
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0
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0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19440
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0
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0.0000
19430
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0
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0.0000
19420
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0
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19390
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0.0000
19380
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0
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0.0000
19370
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0
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0.0000
19360
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0.0000
19350
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0.0000
19340
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0
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19330
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0
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19320
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19310
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0.0000
19300
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19290
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0
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0.0000
19280
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0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19253741
(+498 from 1923)
6
(+1 from 1923)
0.00052
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19234239
(+47 from 1920)
5
No change from 1920
0.00044
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19204286
(-1360 from 1916)
5
(-3 from 1916)
0.00045
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19162926
(-1990 from 1885)
8
(+3 from 1885)
0.00087
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19090
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0
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0.0000
19080
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0
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0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19060
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19050
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0.0000
19040
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0.0000
19030
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0.0000
19020
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19010
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0.0000
19000
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0.0000
18990
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0.0000
18980
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0.0000
18970
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18960
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0.0000
18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18910
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18900
No SSA data
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18890
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18880
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18870
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18860
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0.0000
1885936
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00431
18840
No SSA data
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0.0000
18830
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18820
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18810
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18800
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Hendrix

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#2772021#3072022#3382023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#2732021#3382022#3362023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3392021#2362022#2972023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2512021#2882022#2682023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#1862021#2552022#1842023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2912021#3172022#3812023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#5242021#4302022#3852023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#2542021#1962022#2362023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2702021#2472022#3412023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2732021#2732022#2952023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#2872021#3022022#2852023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2432021#2142022#3312023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#2682021#2372022#3382023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3362021#3432022#3882023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2192021#2342022#2772023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2542021#2012022#3422023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#3082021#2162022#2532023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#2212021#3052022#3542023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2472021#2862022#2912023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2922021#3412022#3752023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2302021#2312022#2042023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2702021#1472022#1982023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#1892021#2112022#3142023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4352021#1732022#2582023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2742021#2472022#2322023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#2562021#2352022#3122023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3522021#3062022#4582023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3652021#4112022#4082023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3782021#3582022#3802023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3932021#3042022#2882023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#1482021#2642022#1782023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#2142021#1682022#4462023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#2672021#2472022#4062023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#2702021#2602022#2622023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4212021#4202022#4022023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3282021#2472022#3222023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#1662020#2512021#1822022

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3422021#3722022#4482023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2562018#2662019#2332021

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2472020#1472021#2622023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3912021#3282022#3672023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1762020#2552021#2052022

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2272020#1372023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2602015#1812022

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1542020

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#952019

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2262021

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2542022

Popularity Rankings for Hendrix in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#1962021#2602022#2072023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#4302020#3012021#2652022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2932021#3052022#4022023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#4412019#3032020#3022021

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3722021

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3742021#4142022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#6372020#6312021#7792022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Hendrix a Name for Boys or Girls?

In contemporary naming trends, Hendrix has become a popular choice for both boys and girls due to its distinctive and edgy appeal.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Hendrix

Hendrix in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Jimi Hendrix (Musician, 1942–1970): A legendary American guitarist and singer-songwriter, renowned for his electrifying performances and innovative guitar techniques.
  • Hendrix Lapierre (Hockey Player, born 2002): A Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for the Washington Capitals.
  • Hendrix H. McDaniel (Entrepreneur, 1975–2019): An American entrepreneur and tech innovator, instrumental in developing several successful startups.
  • Hendrix Montgomery (Actor, born 1990): An American actor recognized for his roles in various independent films and television series.
  • Hendrix Carson (Artist, 1955–2005): An influential British painter known for his vibrant and abstract art pieces.
  • Hendrix Walker (Author, 1930–1985): An Australian author whose novels and short stories are celebrated for their depth and creativity.
  • Hendrix Williams (Dancer, 1920–1990): A pioneering American dancer who made significant contributions to modern dance and choreography.
  • Dr. Hendrix ("Greys Anatomy," 2005 TV Series): A minor character who appears as a medical professional in various episodes.
  • "Hendrix" (1999 Film): A biopic that explores the life and music of the iconic guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
  • Hendrix ("Criminal Minds," 2005 TV Series): A character involved in one of the show's complex criminal cases.
  • "Hendrix: The Electric Church" (2015 Documentary): Chronicles the legendary guitarist's performance at the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival.
  • Hendrix Payne ("Hit the Floor," 2013 TV Series): A basketball player navigating the drama and intrigue of professional sports.
  • "Jimi: All Is by My Side" (2014 Film): A biographical film focusing on the early years of Jimi Hendrix's career.
  • "The Hendrix Project" (2020 Documentary): An exploration of Jimi Hendrix's lasting influence on music and culture.
  • Hendrix ("The Amazing World of Gumball," 2011 TV Series): A character in the animated series known for his quirky personality.
  • "Hendrix" (2001 Album): A tribute album featuring various artists covering Jimi Hendrix's songs.
  • Hendrix Lake (British Columbia, Canada): A serene lake located in the Cariboo region, popular for fishing and boating.
  • Hendrix Park (Georgia, USA): A public park in Savannah featuring sports facilities and picnic areas.
  • Hendrix Creek (New York, USA): A stream in Brooklyn that flows into Jamaica Bay.
  • Hendrix College (Arkansas, USA): A private liberal arts college in Conway, offering a variety of undergraduate programs.
  • Hendrix Island (Ontario, Canada): A small island in the Georgian Bay, part of the Thirty Thousand Islands archipelago.
  • Hendrix Road (Texas, USA): A roadway in Austin that is part of a residential neighborhood.
  • Hendrix Street (California, USA): A street in the city of San Diego with residential and commercial properties.
  • Hendrix Bridge (Queensland, Australia): A bridge in Brisbane that spans the Brisbane River, connecting various parts of the city.

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