How Many People Are Named Het?
An estimated 29 people in the United States have the first name Het. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Het peaked in popularity in 2018 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Het 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 Het paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Het is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
29
About 1 in 11,819,115 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
7 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Het
Het is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Het as a male name
Ranked #10,054 in 2018
7 male births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (7 births)
Het: Popularity Over Time
Het by Decade
How has Het 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29 | 29 | 0 | |
Het + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Het as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Het
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Het: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Het?
We estimate approximately 29 people named Het 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 11,819,115 Americans share this first name.
Is Het a common name?
Het is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Het most popular?
Het reached peak popularity in 2018, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Het is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Het a male name?
Het is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Het Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Het Smith, Het Johnson, Het 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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