Girls' name · since 1964
Hether
364 babies named Hether in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 364
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
364 girls have been named Hether since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hether has 364 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1991.
- #14,325 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 364 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hether ranks #14,325 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 364 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 364
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hether's 364 recorded births place it above 80.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hether's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hether splits its recorded history at 1979: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hether popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1991
- Peak year (1977)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Hether by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (192 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Hether's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Hether births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
192 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 192 births (53% of all-time use).
Hether by state
Where Hether concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
6 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hether's data
- Hether's decade-level peak was the 1970s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hethers (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hether: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1964–1991 (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 Hether 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.