Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Hettie

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

170

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162025

Quick answers about Hettie

An estimated 870 living Americans are named Hettie.

Hettie fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Hettie is approximately 76 years, with most bearers falling between 63 and 85 years old.

Not especially. Hettie has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

7,294

Hettie last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 7,294 American girls received the name.

Hettie peaked in 1916, when 170 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 7,294 Americans named Hettie since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

870

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age76

Core range63–85

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.