Jadwiga
Jadwiga is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old Germanic feminine given name Hedwig, which is compounded from hadu ('battle') and wig ('fight').
Meaning & Origin of Jadwiga
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jadwiga is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old Germanic feminine given name Hedwig, which is compounded from hadu ('battle') and wig ('fight').
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The Story of Jadwiga
Jadwiga first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 13 Jadwigas were born — ranking #2,428 that year. As of 2026, Jadwiga ranks #3,379 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 85 Jadwigas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jadwiga
Jadwiga is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Jadwiga's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,428. Use the chart and map above to compare Jadwiga's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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