Kendrix is a modern American name that gives Kendrick, an English and Welsh surname meaning "bold power" or "royal power", the trendy x ending of Hendrix and Maddox. The rise of rapper Kendrick Lamar made every form of the name more visible in the 2010s. Kendrix has climbed from number 2834 in 2015 to a peak of number 1327 in 2024 and ranks at number 1625 in 2025.