Hedda
About Hedda
Hedda is a card-carrying member of the league of older, slightly bohemian urban names like Nedda, Andra, and Petra; also linked to Ibsen heroine Hedda Gabler, as well as being the basis of cruel joke names like Hedda Hare.
Hedda Hopper was a gossip columnist who covered Hollywood during its Golden Age. Born Elda, she changed her name to Hedda on the advice of a numerologist.
Pronounced HED-uh.
As of October 2026, Hedda ranked #16204 in US births in 2007 SSA, peaked at #2049 in 1900.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
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| 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 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Perkin
- Hedvika
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- Elma
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- Milicent
- Marjolaine
- Bernadine
- Nanette
- Didier
- Gillespie
- Redvers
- Hughie
Hedda on lists
Famous Heddas
- Hedda Hopper
mid,20th,century American gossip queen
- Hedda Bernsten
Norwegian skier
- Hedda Sterne
artist
- Hedda Hjortsberg
Swedish ballerina
- Hedda Lettuce
American comedian
- Hedda Nussbaum
American author
Hedda in pop culture
- "Hedda Gabler
" play by Henrik Ibsen
- Hedda Award
Norwegian theatre award
- 207 Hedda
asteroid
- "Hedda
" film
- Heda (Commander) Lexa
character in TV's The 100
Variations & nicknames
- EddaItalian