Heidi
- #340 for girls in 2025, 894 births
- Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
- Given to girls 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 4,683 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 149,326since 1929
Heidi over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #340 | 894 | — | |
| 2024 | #345 | 906 | — | |
| 2023 | #352 | 868 | — | |
| 2022 | #370 | 858 | — | |
| 2021 | #396 | 795 | — | |
| 2020 | #381 | 810 | — | |
| 2019 | #373 | 845 | — | |
| 2018 | #354 | 901 | — | |
| 2017 | #364 | 855 | — | |
| 2016 | #366 | 889 | — | |
| 2015 | #343 | 955 | — | |
| 2014 | #346 | 957 | — | |
| 2013 | #354 | 903 | — | |
| 2012 | #338 | 931 | — | |
| 2011 | #331 | 954 | — | |
| 2010 | #303 | 1,069 | — | |
| 2009 | #295 | 1,117 | — | |
| 2008 | #289 | 1,168 | — | |
| 2007 | #303 | 1,122 | — | |
| 2006 | #294 | 1,124 | — | |
| 2005 | #324 | 994 | — | |
| 2004 | #343 | 934 | — | |
| 2003 | #315 | 978 | — | |
| 2002 | #322 | 954 | — | |
| 2001 | #356 | 831 | — | |
| 2000 | #351 | 880 | — | |
| 1999 | #331 | 915 | — | |
| 1998 | #343 | 848 | — | |
| 1997 | #325 | 885 | — | |
| 1996 | #291 | 994 | — | |
| 1995 | #289 | 961 | — | |
| 1994 | #275 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1993 | #244 | 1,143 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #225 | 1,242 | — | |
| 1991 | #218 | 1,328 | — | |
| 1990 | #200 | 1,466 | — | |
| 1989 | #181 | 1,540 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #162 | 1,746 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #144 | 1,914 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #131 | 2,123 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #125 | 2,321 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #101 | 2,671 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #94 | 2,915 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #86 | 3,392 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #84 | 3,738 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #79 | 4,027 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | #83 | 3,670 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1978 | #83 | 3,567 | #2,375 | 19 |
| 1977 | #81 | 3,640 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #70 | 3,890 | #2,508 | 17 |
| 1975 | #66 | 4,294 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #60 | 4,683 | #2,549 | 15 |
| 1973 | #65 | 4,396 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #64 | 4,723 | #2,158 | 18 |
| 1971 | #77 | 4,714 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #81 | 4,642 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #80 | 4,532 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #89 | 3,913 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #88 | 3,865 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #87 | 3,966 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #105 | 3,559 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #124 | 3,452 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #140 | 2,940 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #156 | 2,662 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #166 | 2,521 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #170 | 2,341 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #187 | 1,912 | — | |
| 1958 | #187 | 1,946 | — | |
| 1957 | #218 | 1,453 | — | |
| 1956 | #223 | 1,352 | — | |
| 1955 | #260 | 1,030 | — | |
| 1954 | #288 | 867 | — | |
| 1953 | #314 | 681 | — | |
| 1952 | #422 | 411 | — | |
| 1951 | #467 | 319 | — | |
| 1950 | #520 | 247 | — | |
| 1949 | #522 | 248 | — | |
| 1948 | #538 | 237 | — | |
| 1947 | #599 | 203 | — | |
| 1946 | #635 | 154 | — | |
| 1945 | #824 | 83 | — | |
| 1944 | #762 | 100 | — | |
| 1943 | #801 | 92 | — | |
| 1942 | #936 | 70 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,133 | 43 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,150 | 40 | — | |
| 1939 | #981 | 52 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,007 | 50 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
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| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1929
The first year at least five girls were named Heidi! It came in at #3,394, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1932, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Heidi is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Oklahoma#128 · 1 in 528
- Arkansas#164 · 1 in 589
- Kentucky#165 · 1 in 639
- West Virginia#181 · 1 in 564
- Tennessee#204 · 1 in 844
Best ever in a state: #11 in Utah, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #128 | 28 | 1 in 528 |
| Arkansas | #164 | 18 | 1 in 589 |
| Kentucky | #165 | 27 | 1 in 639 |
| West Virginia | #181 | 9 | 1 in 564 |
| Tennessee | #204 | 38 | 1 in 844 |
| Mississippi | #218 | 12 | 1 in 742 |
| Kansas | #233 | 13 | 1 in 908 |
| Virginia | #236 | 34 | 1 in 992 |
| Indiana | #243 | 29 | 1 in 962 |
| Nebraska | #244 | 9 | 1 in 788 |
| Alabama | #247 | 19 | 1 in 964 |
| Colorado | #254 | 25 | 1 in 933 |
| Missouri | #256 | 24 | 1 in 1,012 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 18 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Georgia | #305 | 34 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Idaho | #308 | 7 | 1 in 1,023 |
| North Carolina | #311 | 35 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Ohio | #316 | 35 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Oregon | #320 | 11 | 1 in 1,187 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 14 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Texas | #322 | 105 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Wisconsin | #326 | 16 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Utah | #361 | 12 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Florida | #383 | 48 | 1 in 1,808 |
| Illinois | #402 | 26 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Washington | #414 | 17 | 1 in 1,698 |
| California | #436 | 76 | 1 in 2,128 |
| Iowa | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Connecticut | #459 | 6 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Arizona | #477 | 14 | 1 in 2,016 |
| Michigan | #484 | 17 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Massachusetts | #564 | 9 | 1 in 2,670 |
| New Jersey | #572 | 13 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Pennsylvania | #576 | 18 | 1 in 2,594 |
| New York | #610 | 27 | 1 in 2,901 |
| Maryland | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,331 |
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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 Heidi
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 41 spots since 2020 (#381 → #340)
- Biggest jump: 197 spots in 1942
- Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1940
Rise & fade · girls
45 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1929
- Peaked 1974 at #60 (4,683 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 18 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1966–1983
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1942–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 313
- Highest: 1 in 313 girls born in 1974 were named Heidi (0.32%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,798 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 28.3% of all girls named Heidi (42,219) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | #3,394 (1929) | #3,394 |
| 1930s | 183 | #981 (1939) | #2,244 |
| 1940s | 1,270 | #522 (1949) | #790 |
| 1950s | 10,218 | #187 (1958) | #309 |
| 1960s | 33,751 | #80 (1969) | #121 |
| 1970s | 42,219 | #60 (1974) | #73 |
| 1980s | 26,387 | #79 (1980) | #119 |
| 1990s | 10,798 | #200 (1990) | #274 |
| 2000s | 10,102 | #289 (2008) | #319 |
| 2010s | 9,259 | #303 (2010) | #347 |
| 2020s | 5,131 | #340 (2025) | #364 |
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.
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