Hether

HEH-ther /ˈhɛðɚ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Hether is a rare variant of Heather that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Hether is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Hether was first reported in SSA data in 1964 and peaked in 1977 (26 births).

About the name Hether

PronunciationHEH-ther /ˈhɛðɚ/
26peak births 1977
1964first in SSA data

Names similar to Hether

How popular is Hether?

Girls named Hether
19641965197019751980198519901991
Girls named Hether per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1964–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) 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

Hether total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199110—#8,188
19908—#9,574
198814—#5,703
198713—#5,707
198616—#4,803
198513—#5,465
198417—#4,391
198317—#4,343
198211—#6,072
198114—#5,061
198015—#4,809
197918—#4,101
197815—#4,513
197726—#3,025
197616—#4,022
197520—#3,429
197420—#3,350
197324—#2,856
197215—#3,960
197118—#3,560
197020—#3,243
196913—#4,035
19685—#7,411
19646—#6,283