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Hedy
OriginDiminutive of Hedwig
Meaning"war"
About Hedy
Linked to one of the great screen beauties, but has never appealed much to Americans.
Pronounced HED-ee.
As of October 2026, Hedy ranked #12381 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #697 in 1941.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Hedy on lists
Famous Hedys
- Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler)
Austrian,American actress and inventor of early wireless communication
- Hedwig Grace "Hedy" West
American folk singer,songwriter
- Heather Elizabeth "Hedy" Burress
American actress
- Hedy Sylvia "Rosy" Pereira
Indonesian,Dutch pop singer
- Hedy Klineman
American painter
- Hedy Epstein
German,American political activist
- Hedy Habra
Lebanese,American poet
- Heather 'Hedy' Clark
YouTuber and sister of singer/songwriter Dodie Clark
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