Hedda

HEH-duh /ˈhɛdə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Hedda is a very rare variant of Heidi that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Hedda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2007. Hedda was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1943 (13 births).

About the name Hedda

PronunciationHEH-duh /ˈhɛdə/
CultureDutchGermanNorwegianSwedish
13peak births 1943
1900first in SSA data

Names similar to Hedda

How popular is Hedda?

Girls named Hedda
1900192019401960198020002007
Girls named Hedda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1900–2007 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2007) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hedda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200766#16,204
19797—#8,340
19776—#8,822
19715—#8,773
19615—#6,936
19595—#6,610
19585—#6,439
19577—#5,084
19565—#6,298
19548—#4,415
19539—#4,054
19528—#4,261
19515—#5,725
19508—#4,086
19495—#5,551
19487—#4,351
194710—#3,549
19469—#3,506
194510—#2,993
194411—#2,834
194313—#2,614
194210—#3,073
19418—#3,369
194010—#2,820
19396—#3,962
19375—#4,515
19317—#3,649
19286—#4,404
19275—#5,138
19256—#4,650
19005—#2,049