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01 / Meaning & origin
Hedy is a feminine given name documented in French, Dutch, Danish and 1 other language.
Separate records with matching spellings: Hédy (Hungarian)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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7 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 7 girls (rank 11932).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Hedy
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,434 | observed |
| 1916 | 5 | 4,417 | observed |
| 1917 | 9 | 3,092 | observed |
| 1918 | 8 | 3,512 | observed |
| 1919 | 9 | 3,219 | observed |
| 1920 | 12 | 2,731 | observed |
| 1921 | 16 | 2,282 | observed |
| 1922 | 24 | 1,730 | observed |
| 1923 | 20 | 1,944 | observed |
| 1924 | 21 | 1,926 | observed |
| 1925 | 15 | 2,378 | observed |
| 1926 | 15 | 2,351 | observed |
| 1927 | 17 | 2,169 | observed |
| 1928 | 17 | 2,094 | observed |
| 1929 | 23 | 1,642 | observed |
| 1930 | 20 | 1,815 | observed |
| 1931 | 14 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,365 | observed |
| 1933 | 22 | 1,606 | observed |
| 1934 | 23 | 1,556 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,439 | observed |
| 1936 | 18 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,940 | observed |
| 1938 | 22 | 1,650 | observed |
| 1939 | 58 | 925 | observed |
| 1940 | 71 | 849 | observed |
| 1941 | 102 | 693 | observed |
| 1942 | 109 | 711 | observed |
| 1943 | 86 | 838 | observed |
| 1944 | 50 | 1,104 | observed |
| 1945 | 55 | 1,048 | observed |
| 1946 | 86 | 897 | observed |
| 1947 | 97 | 898 | observed |
| 1948 | 75 | 1,012 | observed |
| 1949 | 65 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1950 | 57 | 1,224 | observed |
| 1951 | 53 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1952 | 63 | 1,195 | observed |
| 1953 | 58 | 1,276 | observed |
| 1954 | 53 | 1,377 | observed |
| 1955 | 46 | 1,498 | observed |
| 1956 | 29 | 2,005 | observed |
| 1957 | 31 | 1,957 | observed |
| 1958 | 30 | 2,025 | observed |
| 1959 | 34 | 1,918 | observed |
| 1960 | 35 | 1,925 | observed |
| 1961 | 29 | 2,197 | observed |
| 1962 | 27 | 2,312 | observed |
| 1963 | 27 | 2,306 | observed |
| 1964 | 31 | 2,151 | observed |
| 1965 | 18 | 2,938 | observed |
| 1966 | 24 | 2,453 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 3,085 | observed |
| 1968 | 10 | 4,489 | observed |
| 1969 | 21 | 2,917 | observed |
| 1970 | 12 | 4,492 | observed |
| 1971 | 15 | 3,943 | observed |
| 1972 | 14 | 4,091 | observed |
| 1973 | 9 | 5,580 | observed |
| 1974 | 10 | 5,360 | observed |
| 1975 | 9 | 5,984 | observed |
| 1976 | 7 | 7,296 | observed |
| 1977 | 6 | 8,444 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | observed |
| 1979 | 9 | 6,696 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 8,178 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 7,409 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 6 | 9,015 | observed |
| 1984 | 8 | 7,398 | observed |
| 1985 | 6 | 9,307 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 7,134 | observed |
| 1987 | 7 | 8,778 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 8 | 8,761 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 6 | 11,509 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 6 | 11,780 | observed |
| 1994 | 5 | 13,430 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,807 | observed |
| 1997 | 5 | 13,724 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 9,260 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,154 | observed |
| 2001 | 9 | 10,102 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 9,482 | observed |
| 2003 | 9 | 10,425 | observed |
| 2004 | 7 | 12,761 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 10,921 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 9 | 11,630 | observed |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,405 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | 5 | 16,992 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 16,764 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,483 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 10 | 10,129 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 10,866 | observed |
| 2016 | 17 | 6,901 | observed |
| 2017 | 12 | 8,776 | observed |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,151 | observed |
| 2019 | 14 | 7,716 | observed |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | observed |
| 2021 | 8 | 11,146 | observed |
| 2022 | 10 | 9,680 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,169 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,122 | observed |
| 2025 | 7 | 11,932 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Hedy” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.