Hedwig

Girl name

Hedwig has been given to 3,077 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.

Meaning & origin /ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/

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

Origin: German

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,077

Peak year

1918 (159 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Hedwig.

3,072 babies since 1891

3,092 babies since 1887

3,102 babies since 1900

3,047 babies since 1895

3,108 babies since 1884

3,027 babies since 1880

3,151 babies since 1880

3,003 babies since 1883

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