The baby name Hedrick is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HED-rick (English), IPA: /ˈhɛdrɪk/.
Hedrick is English in Origin.
The baby name Hedrick is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HED-rick (English), IPA: /ˈhɛdrɪk/.
Hedrick is English in Origin.
Hedrick is an Anglicized surname-turned-given name of Germanic origin, deriving from German Hedrich/Heidrich, dialectal variants of Heinrich. The underlying Old High German elements are heim “home, estate” and rīhhi “ruler, power,” giving the meaning “ruler of the home/estate.” As a family name, Hedrick appears among German-speaking communities in Central Europe and was carried to North America by immigrants, where spelling regularized to Hedrick.
As a given name in the English-speaking world, Hedrick is rare and largely a transferred-surname choice, occasionally recorded in the United States from the late 19th century onward. Related forms and cognates include Heinrich (German), Hendrik/Hendrick (Dutch), Henrik (Scandinavian), Henry and Harry (English), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish), and Enrico (Italian); surnominal variants include Hedrich and Heidrich. The name’s traditional associations follow those of Henry - royal authority and steady household leadership - while Hedrick offers a crisper, distinctive twist.
Hedrick is far from common. We have only 36 recorded uses of it on record, from 17 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
Hedrick is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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