The first name Hetty
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 girls were named Hetty, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 45 births (#831).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hetty with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hetty at birth, 1880–2025
In 2012, 5 girls born in the United States were named Hetty, the 17,845th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 20 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.
Famous people named Hetty
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hetty GreenAmerican financier (1834–1916)
- Hetty van de WouwDutch cyclist, born 1998
- Hetty GoldmanAmerican archaeologist (1881–1972)
- Hetty PettigrewArt model, 1867–1953
- Hetty BlokDutch cabaret artist, singer, and actress (1920–2012)
- Henrietta TreffzAustrian mezzo-soprano, 1818–1878
Questions
- How popular is the name Hetty?
- In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Hetty, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2015, with 45 births.
- Is Hetty a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 720 US babies named Hetty since 1880 were girls.
- When was Hetty most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Hetty, its highest rank at 1,913th.