Hettie
Girl name · Dutch · English · French · German
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #170 in 1884
0 babies were named Hettie in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Hettie you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
- HistoryHettie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Hetties, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1884, when it reached #170.
About the name Hettie
Hettie is a girl name of Dutch, English and French origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-tie”. US birth records list Hettie for girls from 1880 to 2019, in 111 of those 140 years. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked #170 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Dutch namesEnglish namesFrench namesGerman names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 689 | 1,451 girls |
| 1890s | 542 | 1,846 girls |
| 1900s | 362 | 2,765 girls |
| 1910s | 177 | 5,655 girls |
| 1920s | 102 | 9,757 girls |
| 1930s | 56 | 17,715 girls |
| 1940s | 32 | 31,250 girls |
| 1950s | 14 | 72,254 girls |
| 1960s | 7.6 | 131,234 girls |
| 1970s | 4.5 | 224,215 girls |
| 1980s | 2.0 | 497,512 girls |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 847,458 girls |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1,515,152 girls |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1,562,500 girls |
More Dutch girl names
- Unisex name: Skylar · scholar
- Unisex name: Skyler · scholar
- Unisex name: Sky · sky
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- Girl name: Francisca · free one
- Unisex name: Schuyler · scholar
- Unisex name: Skyelar · scholar
Questions about the name Hettie
What is the origin of the name Hettie?
Hettie has Dutch, English, French, German roots in our records. Other Dutch names include Skylar, Skyler, Sky.
Is Hettie a boy or girl name?
Hettie is a girl name.
How popular is the name Hettie?
Hettie is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #170 in 1884.