Girls' name · since 1998
Hedaya
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Hedaya, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hedaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 91 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Hedaya recorded 91 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #28,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hedaya ranks #28,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hedaya's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hedaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hedaya's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hedaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Hedaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (36 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Hedaya's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hedaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Hedaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hedaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Hedaya 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 August 2026.