Girls' name · since 1880
Hettie
Hettie has 7,294 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,294
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
7,294 girls have been named Hettie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hettie has been recorded 7,294 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2019.
- #2,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,294 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hettie ranks #2,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,294 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #2,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,294
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hettie's 7,294 recorded births place it above 97.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Hettie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hettie splits its recorded history at 1935: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 170 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hettie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2019
- Peak year (1916)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Hettie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,335 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Hettie's strongest decade.
1,335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Hettie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
895 births
- 1890s
1890s
1,200 births
- 1900s
1900s
1,037 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,335 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,228 births
- 1930s
1930s
601 births
- 1940s 449
1940s
449 births
- 1950s 262
1950s
262 births
- 1960s 140
1960s
140 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,335 births (18% of all-time use).
How Hettie 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 Hettie's total volume
Hettie by state
Where Hettie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 531 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 273 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 264 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 222 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 213 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 212 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 164 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 137 | 1.9% |
531 of 7,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Hettie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hettie's data
- Hettie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,335 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Hetties (531 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hettie
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hettie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1880–2019 (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 Hettie 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.