Hether vs Hettie

Side-by-side comparison of Hether and Hettie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Hether

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Hettie

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Metric Hether Hettie
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 364 7,294
Peak Year 1977 1916
Peak Year Births 26 170
Peak Decade 1970ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1964 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hether Hettie
1880ss — 895
1890ss — 1,200
1900ss — 1,037
1910ss — 1,335
1920ss — 1,228
1930ss — 601
1940ss — 449
1950ss — 262
1960ss 24 140
1970ss 192 69
1980ss 130 34
1990ss 18 21
2000ss — 12
2010ss — 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hether Hettie
2016 — 5
2019 — 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1964–1991.

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