How Many People Are Named Hedwig?
people named Hedwig are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,667,243 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,077 babies named Hedwig in Social Security records from 1880 to 1968, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
159 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Hadewig, derived from the Germanic elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "war". This was the name of a 13th-century German saint, the wife of the Polish duke Henry the Bearded. It was subsequently borne by a 14th-century Polish queen (usually known by her Polish name Jadwiga) who is now also regarded as a saint.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hedwig in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hedwig alive today is about 78 years old, and 98% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 71 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hedwig first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 159 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1968.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 1968
🏆 Rank History
Hedwig has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #363, in 1891.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #363 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #566 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hedwig alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hedwig were born in New York than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hedwig was given 7.2 times as often in Connecticut, 5.3 times in New Jersey and 2.9 times in Michigan.
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