Hedy
Hedy was the 12381st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 697th; the most babies were born in 1942 (109). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,137 places. More babies were named Hedy in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,381 girls, up 265 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1942109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,316babies recorded
Hedy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,381 | 7 |
| 2020 | #12,646 | 7 |
| 2010 | #17,993 | 5 |
| 2000 | #13,787 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,452 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,591 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,935 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,227 | 57 |
| 1940 | #851 | 71 |
| 1930 | #1,836 | 20 |
| 1920 | #2,801 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hedy, counting every spelling?
Hedy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hedy?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hedy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hedy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hedy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hedy?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Hedy are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 54 and 79. That makes Hedy a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Hedy
How popular is the name Hedy?
Hedy was the 12381st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 697th; the most babies were born in 1942 (109). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,137 places. More babies were named Hedy in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Hedy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hedy in the US.