Kendryck

Meaning & origin

Kendryck is a modern spelling variant of the surname-turned-given-name Kendrick. The name first appeared on the U.S. baby name charts in 2006, a relatively late entry among contemporary English given names. It reached its highest recorded usage in 2014, but since then its frequency has been falling; the 2025 data shows a rank of 10,695, with about 1 in 284,679 newborns receiving the name. While no individual U.S. states recorded enough births to list separately, the name has seen scattered use across the country. Kendryck is firmly a boy's name and fits a pattern of trendy surnames used as first names. The Ken- beginning and -ick ending give it a sturdy, familiar sound, and it offers the nickname options Ken, Kenny, Rick, or Ricky. As a respelling, it has no deep historical roots but provides a distinctive alternative to the more common Kendrick.

Kendryck is a modern respelling of the surname Kendrick, which itself has multiple possible origins. The most common is a habitational name from Kendrick, a place in England, derived from Old English “cyne” (royal) and “ric” (ruler). Alternatively, it may be a variant of the Scottish name MacKendrick. As a given name, Kendrick gained popularity in the late 20th century, and Kendryck is a contemporary spelling variant with the same pronunciation.