Hettie

Hettie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “estate ruler”
Origin: English
Say it: HET-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

English diminutive of Harriet, the English form of Henriette/Henrietta, from Germanic Heinrich. It can also occasionally be used for Hester in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Hettie?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Hettie in 20240

Peak year1885

Total US babies since 18807,294

Hettie was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Hettie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Halliedweller at the hall meadow · English
Hattiehome ruler · English
Harriethome ruler · English
Harriettestate ruler · Germanic
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Averyruler of elves · English

Hettie questions

What does the name Hettie mean?

Hettie means "estate ruler". It comes from English. English diminutive of Harriet, the English form of Henriette/Henrietta, from Germanic Heinrich. It can also occasionally be used for Hester in English-speaking contexts.

Is Hettie a boy or girl name?

Hettie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hettie?

Hettie was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1885.

How do you pronounce Hettie?

Hettie is usually pronounced HET-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.