How Many People Are Named Hedi?
An estimated 95 people in the United States have the first name Hedi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Hedi peaked in popularity in 1968 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hedi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hedi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hedi is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
95
About 1 in 3,607,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1968
11 births
Total Registered
108
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hedi
Hedi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 108 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hedi as a female name
Ranked #9,971 in 1986
6 female births in 1986
Peak: 1968 (11 births)
Hedi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hedi span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 57 babies were registered. Hedi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hedi by Decade
How has Hedi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hedi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hedi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hedi
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hedi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hedi?
We estimate approximately 95 people named Hedi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,607,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Hedi a common name?
Hedi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 108 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hedi most popular?
Hedi reached peak popularity in 1968, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hedi is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hedi a female name?
Hedi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hedi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hedi Smith, Hedi Johnson, Hedi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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