Recorded 1964–1991 Girls' name Peak 1977 364 births

Hether — girls' name

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.

1960s241970s1921980s1301990s18
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Hether was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

26 babies were named Hether in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hether

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Hether between 1964 and 1991, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hether currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hether performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hether shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Hether in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hether 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 364 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.

Hether at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

364

Since 1964

28 years of records

Peak year

1977

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1964

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1991

Hether popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1964

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1977)
26
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 199119871984198119781975197219691964 6

Hether by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
192 births that decade — 53% of Hether's all-time total
1960s241970s1921980s1301990s18

Hether by state

Where Hether concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hether
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.6%
#2 Texas
5 1.4%
California share of Hether's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hether?
364 babies have been named Hether since 1964. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1977 with 26 births.
When was Hether most popular?
Hether was most popular in the 1970s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Hether most popular?
The top states for the name Hether are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Hether been used?
Hether has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 28 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Hether?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hettie, Hetty, Hetal, Hetvi, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.