Heaven

#543 for girls in 2025, 556 births · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2005 · 1,334 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
30,361
since 1971

Heaven over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Heaven has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #245, 2005girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#543556#6,44613
2024#474650#5,06719
2023#512593#9,7637
2022#495638#4,44223
2021#490642#4,49422
2020#421725#4,42622
2019#422749#4,80620
2018#375835#6,70312
2017#334969#6,33813
2016#3241,006#5,31817
2015#346952#5,50716
2014#3361,002#6,63212
2013#324997#7,02611
2012#3211,002#5,72015
2011#316991#6,25613
2010#322992#4,84819
2009#2701,208#5,33417
2008#2741,249#6,39313
2007#2631,300#7,09411
2006#2531,348#4,22322
2005#2451,334#5,03416
2004#2681,211#5,49214
2003#2631,192#5,03515
2002#2761,135#4,70316
2001#2941,065#5,14214
2000#341903#5,04014
1999#388721#4,34116
1998#357808#8,4796
1997#474531#6,1009
1996#586389—
1995#558417#7,7926
1994#621357—
1993#764269—
1992#787259—
1991#773266—
1990#855230—
1989#1,032166—
1988#1,164131—
1987#1,318104—
1986#1,47285—
1985#3,08429—
1984#3,42324—
1983#4,28617—
1982#4,02519—
1981#3,43624—
1980#2,65135—
1979#2,38739—
1978#2,94227—
1977#2,83828—
1976#1,99644—
1975#2,23237—
1974#2,25435—
1973#4,36213—
1972#8,2925—
1971#6,0068—
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five girls were named Heaven! It came in at #6,006, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Heaven is popular in 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #692 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,183 girlsMNIllinois: #514 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsILWisconsin: #504 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsWIMichigan: #472 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsMINew York: #597 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,902 girlsNYMassachusetts: #853 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,971 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedORNevada: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedSDIowa: #386 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsIAIndiana: #407 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsINOhio: #430 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsOHPennsylvania: #574 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,710 girlsPANew Jersey: #533 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,428 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #555 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,770 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedUTColorado: #877 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,426 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedNEMissouri: #451 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsMOKentucky: #415 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedWVVirginia: #373 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsVAMaryland: #312 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedDEArizona: #587 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedNMKansas: #493 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsKSArkansas: #431 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsARTennessee: #341 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #452 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #344 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #171 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 462 girlsDCOklahoma: #545 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,125 girlsOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsLAMississippi: #265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 892 girlsMSAlabama: #443 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsALGeorgia: #224 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 943 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedHITexas: #431 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsTXFlorida: #462 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#171 · 1 in 462
  2. Georgia#224 · 1 in 943
  3. Mississippi#265 · 1 in 892
  4. Louisiana#271 · 1 in 1,034
  5. Nevada#305 · 1 in 1,083

Best ever in a state: #63 in District of Columbia, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#17161 in 462
Georgia#224481 in 943
Mississippi#265111 in 892
Louisiana#271181 in 1,034
Nevada#30591 in 1,083
Maryland#312181 in 1,229
Tennessee#341231 in 1,358
South Carolina#344141 in 1,266
Virginia#373221 in 1,572
Iowa#38681 in 1,461
Indiana#407171 in 1,670
Kentucky#415101 in 1,702
Ohio#430261 in 1,870
Arkansas#43171 in 1,554
Texas#431771 in 2,019
Alabama#443111 in 1,734
Missouri#451131 in 1,902
North Carolina#452231 in 1,960
Florida#462391 in 2,144
Michigan#472191 in 2,018
Kansas#49361 in 1,930
Wisconsin#504101 in 2,148
Illinois#514211 in 2,305
New Jersey#533151 in 2,428
Oklahoma#54571 in 2,125
California#555631 in 2,770
Pennsylvania#574181 in 2,710
Arizona#587111 in 2,521
New York#597281 in 2,902
Minnesota#69271 in 3,183
Massachusetts#85351 in 4,971
Colorado#87751 in 4,426
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Heaven
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#474 → #543)
  • 122 spots since 2020 (#421 → #543)
  • 197 spots since 2015 (#346 → #543)
  • Biggest jump: 177 spots in 1990 (#1,032 → #855)
  • Biggest drop: 69 spots in 2021 (#421 → #490)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 2005 at #245 (1,334 births)
  • Births halved by 2021, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,385
  • Highest: 1 in 1,385 girls born in 2005 were named Heaven (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,891 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 39.3% of all girls named Heaven (11,945) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s236#1,996 (1976)#3,701
1980s634#1,032 (1989)#2,589
1990s4,247#357 (1998)#616
2000s11,945#245 (2005)#275
2010s9,495#316 (2011)#342
2020s3,804#421 (2020)#489

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Heaven in 2021

girls
#490
642 births · 1 in 2,556 girls
boys
#4,494
22 births · 1 in 79,522 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #490Heaven642

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #4,494Heaven22
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,556 of them was named Heaven, which outranked 97.2% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heaven
  1. #487Oaklee645
  2. #488Charleigh644
  3. #489Lyra643
  4. #490Heaven642
  5. #490Madelynn642
  6. #492Averie641
  7. #493Edith638
  8. #493Jennifer638

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 79,522 of them was named Heaven, which outranked 68.1% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heaven
  1. #4,362Zadkiel23
  2. #4,362Zaeem23
  3. #4,362Zuko23
  4. #4,494Heaven22
  5. #4,494Aanav22
  6. #4,494Abhay22
  7. #4,494Abrar22
  8. #4,628Aaro21
  9. #4,628Abhinav21
  10. #4,628Adian21

Tied with 133 names at #4,494; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021 →