How Many People Are Named Hedy?
An estimated 1,283 people in the United States have the first name Hedy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Hedy peaked in popularity in 1942 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hedy 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 Hedy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,283
About 1 in 267,151 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1942
109 births
Total Registered
2,309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hedy
Hedy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,309 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hedy as a female name
Ranked #11,442 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1942 (109 births)
Hedy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hedy span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 796 babies were registered. Hedy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hedy by Decade
How has Hedy 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.
Hedy by State
Birth registrations for Hedy span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana. On average, about 44 Hedys were registered per state.
Hedy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hedy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hedy
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hedy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hedy?
We estimate approximately 1,283 people named Hedy 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 267,151 Americans share this first name.
Is Hedy a common name?
Hedy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hedy most popular?
Hedy reached peak popularity in 1942, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hedy is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hedy a female name?
Hedy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hedy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hedy Smith, Hedy Johnson, Hedy 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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