Given name & surname
Hedi
“suffering strife during war”·“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
Hedi is a variant of Hedwig. One German interpretation is “suffering strife during war.” Hedi has a related form in Heidi. In German use, Heidi carries the interpretation “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hedi is a variant of Hedwig. One German interpretation is “suffering strife during war.” Hedi has a related form in Heidi. In German use, Heidi carries the interpretation “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hedi is a variant of Hedwig. An origin associated with Hedwig is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Hedi is a short form of Hedvig.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hedi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 0 boys · 108 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 643 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hedi’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Hedi is a short form of Hedvig. In Estonian usage, Hedi has a related form in Heidi. Hedi has a related form in Hedwig.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hedi
- Hedi SlimaneFrench Tunisian fashion designer (born 1968)
- Hedi LangSwiss politician (1931-2004)
- Hedi SchoopGerman dancer, cabaret artist, sculptor, painter and manufacturer1906–1995
- Hedi HonertGerman actressborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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