Girls' name · since 1960

Hee

Hee has 27 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#42,216 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1960
1980s
peak decade

Hee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1960.

Social Security Administration records show Hee recorded 27 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1989.

  • #42,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 27 born since 1960
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hee ranks #42,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.

#42,216 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1960
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hee's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.

Hee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hee's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 19601980198119821989 6

Hee by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).

1980s was Hee's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Hee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Hee by state

Where Hee concentrates geographically, total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
5 18.5%
Kansas share of Hee's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hee?
Hee has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,216 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 6 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
Where does Hee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hee ranks #42,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hee most popular?
Hee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Hee most popular?
The top states for the name Hee are Kansas (5 births).
How long has the name Hee been used?
The SSA has tracked Hee since 1960 -- 30 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Hee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heer, Heena, Heela, Heera, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hee's data

  • Kansas records the most Hees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Hee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1960–1989 (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 Hee 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.