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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hedwig

Hedwig was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 363rd; the most babies were born in 1918 (159). More babies were named Hedwig in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1918159 babies
Total since 1880
3,077babies recorded

Hedwig popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,3627
1950#4,0898
1940#2,34713
1930#1,50927
1920#637128
1910#64943
1900#89518
1890#49528
1880#7047

How popular is Hedwig, counting every spelling?

Hedwig has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hedwig?

About 200 people born in the US named Hedwig are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 72 and 85. That makes Hedwig a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Hedwig by state

How common Hedwig was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (6.4×), New Jersey (4.3×), Michigan (3.1×), Pennsylvania (2.4×), New York (1.9×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesWI0.11Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMN0.06Illinois: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIL0.08Michigan: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesMI0.41New York: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNY0.25Massachusetts: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesMA0.24Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesOH0.14Pennsylvania: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesPA0.31New Jersey: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.56Connecticut: 0.83 per 1,000 babiesCT0.83Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesDE0.63Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hedwig, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Hedwig: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hedwig, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Hedwig

How popular is the name Hedwig?

Hedwig was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 363rd; the most babies were born in 1918 (159). More babies were named Hedwig in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Hedwig a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,077 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Hedwig most popular?

In 1916–1920, Hedwig was most common in Connecticut (0.83 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and New Jersey.