Girls' name · since 1915
Hedy
2,316 babies named Hedy in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,021 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,316
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hedy is the #12021 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,316 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hedy has been recorded 2,316 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #12021 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #4,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,021 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,316 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hedy ranks #4,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,021 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,316 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,021 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,316
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Hedy's 2,316 recorded births place it above 94.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hedy compares
2,316 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hedy's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hedy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,316 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hedy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hedy splits its recorded history at 1966: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hedy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Hedy by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (796 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Hedy's strongest decade.
796 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hedy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 180
1920s
180 births
- 1930s 211
1930s
211 births
- 1940s
1940s
796 births
- 1950s
1950s
454 births
- 1960s 239
1960s
239 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 90
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 796 births (34% of all-time use).
How Hedy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hedy's total volume
Hedy by state
Where Hedy concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 366 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 107 | 4.6% |
| #3 | California | | 71 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.5% |
366 of 2,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Hedy appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hedy's data
- Hedy's decade-level peak was the 1940s (796 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hedys (366 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hedy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Hedy 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.