The baby name Hendrik is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɦɛn.drɪk/ (Dutch); /ˈhɛn.drɪk/ — HEN-drik.
Hendrik is Dutch in Origin.
The baby name Hendrik is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɦɛn.drɪk/ (Dutch); /ˈhɛn.drɪk/ — HEN-drik.
Hendrik is Dutch in Origin.
Hendrik is the Dutch and Low German cognate of Heinrich/Henry, built from the early Germanic elements heim “home, estate” and rīk “ruler, power.” The sense is “home ruler,” often rendered “lord of the household.” Marked by its -d-, Hendrik is standard in Dutch, Afrikaans, and also common in Estonia, while the Scandinavian form is Henrik.
Attested in the Low Countries from medieval records - often Latinized as Henricus or Hendrikus - the name flourished through the Reformation and Dutch Golden Age and stayed steady into the 19th–20th centuries in the Netherlands, Flanders, and South Africa. Short forms include Henk, Hennie, Rik/Rijk, Rikus, and Drikus. Related variants across languages are Henry (English), Henri (French), Henrik (Scandinavian and Hungarian), Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese), Henryk (Polish), and Jindřich (Czech), with Frisian/Low German Hinderk and Hindrik. Its appeal endures through the strong, traditional leadership meaning.
| Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was a South African politician best known for being the architect of apartheid, a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa. He served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| NA | 0 | #29 | 5 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #35 | 3 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #35 | 5 | 2,238 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #69 | 69 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #70 | 65 | 4,130 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #91 | 165 | 6,830 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #124 | 10 | 6,332 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #151 | 3,368 | 5,697 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2008 | #170 | 2 | 1,288 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2,427 | 5,873 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #173 | 3,712 | 25,619 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| ZA | 0 | #174 | 296 | 14,421 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2011 | #204 | 24 | 411 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 4,970 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #214 | 28 | 7,111 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| Germany | 0 | #236 | 231 | 2,542 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| NL | 0 | #267 | 130 | 2,481 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #284 | 23 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #310 | 16 | 7,401 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| France | Boys | 2011 | #412 | 4 | 2,819 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #418 | 25 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #648 | 35 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #673 | 25 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #725 | 27 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #845 | 48 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #847 | 32 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #897 | 24 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #917 | 196 | 25,439 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #925 | 31 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #965 | 18 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,096 | 46 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,443 | 29 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,587 | 28 | 28,008 |
Hendrik is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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