Recorded 1954–1986 Girls' name Peak 1968 108 births

Hedi — girls' name

108 babies named Hedi in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s241970s571980s17
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Hedi was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hedi in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hedi

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Hedi between 1954 and 1986, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hedi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hedi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hedi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hedi 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 108 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.

Hedi at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

108

Since 1954

33 years of records

Peak year

1968

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1954

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1986

Hedi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1954

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1968)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 198619801977197419721970196619571954 5

Hedi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
57 births that decade — 53% of Hedi's all-time total
1950s101960s241970s571980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hedi?
108 babies have been named Hedi since 1954. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1968 with 11 births.
When was Hedi most popular?
Hedi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Hedi been used?
Hedi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 33 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Hedi?
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, 1954–1986 (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.