Hendry
Boy name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Hendry: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 1975.
A Scottish variant of the classic Henry, Hendry comes from the Germanic elements *heim* (home) and *ric* (ruler), meaning "home ruler." The name is most famously borne by Stephen Hendry, the dominant Scottish snooker player who won seven World Championships in the 1990s and was knighted in 2022. While no major place shares the name directly, the related form "Henderson" (son of Hendry) appears in Scottish place names such as Henderson's Point. As a given name, Hendry is a traditional Scottish patronymic surname turned first name, giving it
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19754 babies
- Latest (1975)
- #2664 babies
- Total births
- 4since 1975
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y