Recorded 1919–1950 Girls' name Peak 1950 38 births

Heddie — girls' name

38 babies named Heddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51940s191950s8
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Heddie was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

8 babies were named Heddie in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Heddie between 1919 and 1950, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heddie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Heddie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heddie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heddie at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

38

Since 1919

32 years of records

Peak year

1950

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1919

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1950

Heddie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1919

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1950)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Heddie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 50% of Heddie's all-time total
1910s61920s51940s191950s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heddie?
38 babies have been named Heddie since 1919. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1950 with 8 births.
When was Heddie most popular?
Heddie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Heddie been used?
Heddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 32 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Heddie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hedwig, Hedy, Hedda, Heddy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.