Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Hedy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hedy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1942

Peak era

1942

Peak rank proxy

109

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1915Peak 19422024

Peak year

1942

Decline from peak

92.7%

2024

All-time

2,309

Hedy is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1942, when 109 girls were named Hedy.

In 2024, only 8 girls were given the name.

Down 92.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,309 Americans have been named Hedy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1942

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