Girls' name · since 1948
Hye
Hye has 72 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 72 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Hye recorded 72 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1999.
- #30,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hye ranks #30,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hye's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Hye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hye splits its recorded history at 1983: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1999
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Hye by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Hye's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Hye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (31% of all-time use).
Hye by state
Where Hye concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 27 | 37.5% |
27 of 72 births nationwide.
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- Kansas records the most Hyes (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1948–1999 (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 Hye 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.