Hedvig
HEHD-vihg /ˈhɛdvɪɡ/
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girl
2 syllables
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Hedvig is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1890s and has all but disappeared.
Hedvig is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1917. Hedvig first appears in 1888 and peaked in 1896 (8 births).
About the name Hedvig
Pronunciation HEHD-vihg /ˈhɛdvɪɡ/
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8 peak births · 1896
1888 first appeared
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How popular is Hedvig?
Girls named Hedvig
1888 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1917
Girls named Hedvig per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–1917 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1917)
Hedvig total popularity by year
Year U.S. births U.S. + territories Rank 1917 7 — #3,883 1915 6 — #3,980 1913 7 — #2,654 1899 5 — #1,707 1898 6 — #1,588 1896 8 — #1,252 1894 6 — #1,412 1890 5 — #1,412 1889 5 — #1,365 1888 5 — #1,364