Boy or Girl

Is Hedy a boy or girl name?

Hedy was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,309 US babies named Hedy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#11,442
Babies named Hedy since 1915
2,309
Most popular year
1942
109 babies
Babies named Hedy each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Hedy from 1915 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Hedy, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s038100%
1920s0180100%
1930s0211100%
1940s0796100%
1950s0454100%
1960s0239100%
1970s099100%
1980s059100%
1990s037100%
2000s065100%
2010s090100%
2020s041100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–8#11,442
20230–8#11,559
20220–10#9,958
20210–8#11,488
20200–7#12,636
20190–14#7,882
20180–11#9,401
20170–12#8,982
20160–17#7,023
20150–9#11,240
20140–10#10,438
20130–0–
20120–7#14,023
20110–5#17,771
20100–5#17,993
20090–0–
20080–6#16,125
20070–9#11,988
20060–0–
20050–9#11,233
20040–7#13,249
20030–9#10,745
20020–10#9,759
20010–9#10,403
20000–6#13,787
19990–0–
19980–9#9,563
19970–5#14,571
19960–6#12,379
19950–0–
19940–5#14,209
19930–6#12,337
19920–0–
19910–6#12,042
19900–0–
19890–8#9,028
19880–0–
19870–7#9,128
19860–9#7,335
19850–6#9,732
19840–8#7,633
19830–6#9,445
19820–0–
19810–8#7,643
19800–7#8,452
19790–9#6,902
19780–8#7,183
19770–6#8,822
19760–7#7,571
19750–9#6,131
19740–10#5,489
19730–9#5,722
19720–14#4,161
19710–15#4,011
19700–12#4,591
19690–21#2,951
19680–10#4,595
19670–17#3,127
19660–24#2,475
19650–18#2,971
19640–31#2,168
19630–27#2,323
19620–27#2,332
19610–29#2,212
19600–35#1,935
19590–34#1,933
19580–30#2,037
19570–31#1,966
19560–29#2,018
19550–46#1,501
19540–53#1,381
19530–58#1,278
19520–63#1,199
19510–53#1,279
19500–57#1,227
19490–65#1,126
19480–75#1,013
19470–97#901
19460–86#900
19450–55#1,053
19440–50#1,109
19430–86#838
19420–109#712
19410–102#697
19400–71#851
19390–58#927
19380–22#1,670
19370–9#3,028
19360–18#1,826
19350–12#2,481
19340–23#1,571
19330–22#1,628
19320–13#2,416
19310–14#2,247
19300–20#1,836
19290–23#1,663
19280–17#2,131
19270–17#2,204
19260–15#2,401
19250–15#2,425
19240–21#1,948
19230–20#1,974
19220–24#1,750
19210–16#2,328
19200–12#2,801
19190–9#3,313
19180–8#3,646
19170–9#3,200
19160–5#4,732
19150–7#3,592

Highest rank

Hedy has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #697 in 1941. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Hedy

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.