Total births
34
Boys' name · since 2010
Het
Het has 34 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 34
- total births
- 2010–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
Het is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 2010.
Het has 34 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- 34 total births
- 2010–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 85% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 boys have been named Het since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 34
- total births
- 2010–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
85% of everyone ever named Het was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Het in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Het's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Het's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Het at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2010
Het popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Het by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Het's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Het births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Het? ▼
34 babies have been named Het since 2010. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Het most popular? ▼
Het was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Het been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Het since 2010 -- 16 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Het? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hetvik, Hetansh. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Het's data
- Het's decade-level peak was the 2010s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Het
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Compare Het side by side: Het vs Hetvik Het vs Hetansh
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Het: Baby Name Since 2010 - 34 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/het. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Het 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 July 2026.