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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
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1975 · 4
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).