Hendy
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning gentle; courteous; a form of henry.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Hendy by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Hendy. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hendy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Heidyof noble birth; form of Heidi126 in the US (2017)
- Hindydoe or hind; a diminutive of Hinda15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hennyestate ruler; a form of Henry39 in the US (2017)
- Hedysweet, pleasant; variant of hedwig or hedda12 in the US (2017)
- Henlyhigh wood or clearing5 in the US (2017)
- Hend6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Hendy, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Hendy
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