Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1979
Hather
11 babies named Hather in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1979–1982
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Hather is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1979.
Hather has 11 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1982.
- 11 total births
- 1979–1982 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Hather since 1979, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1982.
- 11
- total births
- 1979–1982
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Hather was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
6 babies were named Hather in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Hather's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hather's full recorded timeline at 1982, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hather at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Hather popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1982
- Peak year (1979)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Hather by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Hather's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hather births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hather? ▼
Hather has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1982. 6 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Hather most popular? ▼
Hather was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Hather been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hather since 1979 -- 4 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Hather? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hattie, Hatsuko, Hatsue, Hatley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Hather's data
- Hather's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hather
Nearby Names Like Hather
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hather
Hattie Girl
#383 105,197 births
Hatsuko Girl
204 births
Hatsue Girl
203 births
Hatley Girl
#11880 132 births
Hattye Girl
121 births
Compare Hather side by side: Hather vs Hattie Hather vs Hatsuko Hather vs Hatsue
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hather: Baby Name Since 1979 - 11 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hather. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hather draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.