Girls' name · since 1900
Hedda
Hedda has 222 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
222 girls have been named Hedda since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hedda has been recorded 222 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2007.
- #18,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 222 born since 1900
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hedda ranks #18,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1900, peaking in the 1940s.
- #18,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Hedda's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Hedda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hedda's full recorded timeline at 1948, 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 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hedda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2007
- Peak year (1943)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Hedda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (93 births, 42% of the file).
1940s was Hedda's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Hedda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 93 births (42% of all-time use).
Hedda by state
Where Hedda concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 12.2% |
27 of 222 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hedda's data
- Hedda's decade-level peak was the 1940s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Heddas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hedda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1900–2007 (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 Hedda 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.