Hettie
How to say it: HET-ee · /ˈhɛti/
Diminutive of Henrietta/Hester meaning 'home-ruler' - vintage nickname revived as independent name.
Hettie was the 355th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are up about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #288 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #355 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 3,591 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | +40% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #288 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hettie peaked in the 1880s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hettie is about 1 in 150.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, German.
Famous people named Hettie
- Hettie Jones (1934–2024)American writer
- Hettie Dyhrenfurth (1892–1972)German-Swiss mountaineer
- Hettie MacDonald (born 1962)British director
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