Hettie is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hettie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hettie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hettie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hettie is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “home ruler”. A pet form of Henrietta or Hester.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,294 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 948 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hettie per year, United States (1880 to 2019). United States peaked in 1916 (170/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (83/yr).
Hettie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #925 nationally (given to 170 babies that year).
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