How Many People Are Named Hether?
An estimated 333 people in the United States have the first name Hether. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Hether peaked in popularity in 1977 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hether 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 Hether paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
333
About 1 in 1,029,292 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1977
26 births
Total Registered
364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hether
Hether is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 364 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hether as a female name
Ranked #8,187 in 1991
10 female births in 1991
Peak: 1977 (26 births)
Hether: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hether span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 192 babies were registered. Hether has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hether by Decade
How has Hether 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.
Hether by State
Hether + Last Name Combinations
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Hether: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hether?
We estimate approximately 333 people named Hether 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 1,029,292 Americans share this first name.
Is Hether a common name?
Hether is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hether most popular?
Hether reached peak popularity in 1977, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hether is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hether a female name?
Hether is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hether Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hether Smith, Hether Johnson, Hether 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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