How Many People Are Named Hye?
An estimated 63 people in the United States have the first name Hye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Hye peaked in popularity in 1993 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hye 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 Hye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
63
About 1 in 5,440,545 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1993
10 births
Total Registered
72
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hye
Hye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 72 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hye as a female name
Ranked #15,282 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1993 (10 births)
Hye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hye span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 22 babies were registered. Hye remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hye by Decade
How has Hye 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.
Hye by State
Hye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hye
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hye?
We estimate approximately 63 people named Hye 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 5,440,545 Americans share this first name.
Is Hye a common name?
Hye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 72 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hye most popular?
Hye reached peak popularity in 1993, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hye is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hye a female name?
Hye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hye Smith, Hye Johnson, Hye 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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