Kendry is a modern name popular in the Dominican Republic and other Spanish-speaking Caribbean communities, formed from the sound of Kendrick or Kenny; Kendrick itself is a Welsh and Old English name meaning "chief hero" or "royal power". In the United States the sound is familiar from the Cuban-born baseball player Kendrys Morales. The name had fewer than five births in 2000, jumped from number 4509 in 2022 to number 1715 in 2024 and sits at number 2667 in 2025 with 49 boys.