How Many People Are Named Hetty?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Hetty. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Hetty peaked in popularity in 1918 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hetty 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 Hetty paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Hetty is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1918
20 births
Total Registered
720
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hetty
Hetty is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 720 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hetty as a female name
Ranked #17,841 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1918 (20 births)
Hetty: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hetty span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 141 babies were registered. Hetty has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hetty by Decade
How has Hetty 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.
Hetty + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hetty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hetty
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hetty: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hetty?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Hetty 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 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Hetty a common name?
Hetty is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 720 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hetty most popular?
Hetty reached peak popularity in 1918, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hetty is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hetty a female name?
Hetty is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hetty Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hetty Smith, Hetty Johnson, Hetty 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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