Hedvig

girls:

60 births since 1888

#5656 (1st percentile)

overall:

60 births since 1888

#7679 (1st percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Hedvig is the #7,679 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 60 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 0.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,656 (1.0% percentile) for all time with 60 births since 1888.

Hedvig first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (first recorded for girls in 1888). Birth data for Hedvig is available in 10 out of the 30 years between 1888 and 1917. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Hedvig reached its peak popularity in 1896, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #325) with 32 births per million. The name was most common in 1896, with 32 births per million (ranked 0.9% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1917.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Hedvig".

1888 1917 18881917

Key Statistics

Total Births
60
Peak Births
8
Peak Year
1896
First Recorded
1888
Peak Percentile
0.9%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#325
Current Rank
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Hedvig

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Hedvig. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Hedvig is pronounced as HEHD-vihg, which has 2 syllables.

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HEHD-vihg (2 syllables)
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