Hedwige — girls' name

What the Data Says About Hedwige

The Social Security Administration has registered 7 babies named Hedwige between 1893 and 1893, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hedwige currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1893. The name reached its historical peak in 1893, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hedwige performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hedwige 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 7 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.