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Hedwig Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hedwig?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Hedwig in the United States in 2018.

Hedwig, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #363 was reached in 1891.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 159 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hedwig was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Hedwig, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1883-1891, and 1907-1915, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1926-1929, and 1930-1933.

Where is the name Hedwig popularity headed?

Hedwig's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Hedwig has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hedwig for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Hedwig is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Hedwig has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Hedwig (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 6 6,515
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 6 6,275
1963 < 5 --
1962 9 4,662
1961 < 5 --
1960 7 5,364
1959 6 5,821
1958 5 6,440
1957 < 5 --
1956 7 5,013
1955 11 3,649
1954 12 3,391
1953 8 4,373
1952 15 2,859
1951 7 4,543
1950 8 4,090
1949 12 3,066
1948 11 3,215
1947 10 3,550
1946 8 3,794
1945 8 3,493
1944 8 3,501
1943 14 2,482
1942 16 2,248
1941 17 2,043
1940 13 2,348
1939 14 2,235
1938 10 2,806
1937 16 2,040
1936 9 2,956
1935 16 2,041
1934 17 1,950
1933 13 2,316
1932 24 1,578
1931 27 1,435
1930 27 1,509
1929 28 1,462
1928 41 1,194
1927 52 1,068
1926 78 832
1925 61 955
1924 81 836
1923 99 730
1922 115 680
1921 125 659
1920 128 637
1919 152 559
1918 159 563
1917 137 577
1916 157 527
1915 152 504
1914 114 524
1913 67 630
1912 52 701
1911 57 570
1910 43 649
1909 30 735
1908 37 632
1907 26 746
1906 30 670
1905 28 674
1904 29 647
1903 29 615
1902 41 496
1901 27 608
1900 18 895
1899 32 530
1898 44 467
1897 28 575
1896 36 494
1895 41 445
1894 26 579
1893 28 523
1892 26 545
1891 47 363
1890 28 495
1889 18 608
1888 34 429
1887 25 453
1886 12 675
1885 11 673
1884 19 468
1883 8 724
1882 12 544
1881 5 874
1880 7 704

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.