The first name Hedwig

In 1968, 6 girls born in the United States were named Hedwig, the 6,516th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 159 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Hedwig in German too.

• Hedwig of Silesia
  Duchess of Silesia (1174–1243)
• Hedwig Rosenbaum
  Bohemian tennis player, 1864–1939
• Hedwig Dohm
  German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist (1831–1919)
• Hedwig Kohn
  German-American physicist, 1887–1964
• Hedwig of Denmark
  Electress consort of Saxony (1581-1641)
• Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
  German noble (1623-1683)
• Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
  Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1540–1602
• Archduchess Hedwig of Austria
  Austrian archduchess (1896-1970)
• Hedwig Bleibtreu
  Austrian actress (1868–1958)
• Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt
  Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen, 1647–1680
• Hedwig Lachmann
  German author, translator and poet (1865-1918)
• Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
  Duchess consort of Pomerania, 1595–1650

• Mia
• Ottilie
• Elsa
• Vienna
• Lorelei
• Lorelai
• Susanne
• Millicent
• Bertha
• Wilhelmina
• Gretchen
• Bettina
• Hildegard
• Hannelore
• Imelda
• Mitzi

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Hedwig mean?

Hedwig means “fight”, “battle” in German.

What is the origin of the name Hedwig?

From German Hedwig, from Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)).

Is Hedwig a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,077 US babies named Hedwig since 1880 were girls.

When was Hedwig most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 159 babies were named Hedwig, its highest rank at 563rd.

How do you pronounce Hedwig?

Hedwig is /ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/, 2 syllables.