Is Hedy a boy or girl name?

Hedy is a girl’s name. Of the 2,316 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Hedy

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Hedy was most popular in 1942, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,273 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,316 people named Hedy.

Hedy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hedy’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hedy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hedy is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,316 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hedy

Where Hedy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org