Hettie comes from the English / Persian tradition, meaning Star-like.
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How popular is Hettie?
1916peak year
Today, Hettie is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #15825), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1916, 170 babies were given the name (ranked #495 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. In all, around 7,294 babies have been registered as Hettie since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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