Given name
Hetal
“a friendly young girl”
Hetal is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “a friendly young girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “a friendly young girl.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hetal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 120
- 0 boys · 120 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 12 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 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,665 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.
Hetal’s family of names
Hetal has a related form in Hetala. Hetal has a related form in Hetale. Hetal has a related form in Hetalea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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