Hetty vs Hettie

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

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Hetty

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Hettie

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Metric Hetty Hettie
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 720 7,294
Peak Year 1918 1916
Peak Year Births 20 170
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hetty Hettie
1880ss 57 895
1890ss 88 1,200
1900ss 75 1,037
1910ss 114 1,335
1920ss 141 1,228
1930ss 76 601
1940ss 84 449
1950ss 52 262
1960ss — 140
1970ss 12 69
1980ss 11 34
1990ss 5 21
2000ss — 12
2010ss 5 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hetty 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, 1882–2012.

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