How Many People Are Named Hewitt?
An estimated 512 people in the United States have the first name Hewitt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Hewitt peaked in popularity in 2024 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hewitt 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 Hewitt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
512
About 1 in 669,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2024
27 births
Total Registered
955
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hewitt
Hewitt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 955 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hewitt as a male name
Ranked #4,004 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (27 births)
Hewitt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hewitt span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 178 babies were registered. While Hewitt is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hewitt by Decade
How has Hewitt 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.
Hewitt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hewitt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hewitt
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hewitt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hewitt?
We estimate approximately 512 people named Hewitt 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 669,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Hewitt a common name?
Hewitt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 955 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hewitt most popular?
Hewitt reached peak popularity in 2024, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hewitt is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hewitt a male name?
Hewitt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hewitt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hewitt Smith, Hewitt Johnson, Hewitt 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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