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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
149,326
since 1929

Heidi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #60, 1974girls
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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
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2025#340894—
2024#345906—
2023#352868—
2022#370858—
2021#396795—
2020#381810—
2019#373845—
2018#354901—
2017#364855—
2016#366889—
2015#343955—
2014#346957—
2013#354903—
2012#338931—
2011#331954—
2010#3031,069—
2009#2951,117—
2008#2891,168—
2007#3031,122—
2006#2941,124—
2005#324994—
2004#343934—
2003#315978—
2002#322954—
2001#356831—
2000#351880—
1999#331915—
1998#343848—
1997#325885—
1996#291994—
1995#289961—
1994#2751,016—
1993#2441,143#8,7005
1992#2251,242—
1991#2181,328—
1990#2001,466—
1989#1811,540#4,81110
1988#1621,746#4,16211
1987#1441,914#4,5739
1986#1312,123#5,9266
1985#1252,321#4,6988
1984#1012,671#4,2159
1983#942,915#3,41112
1982#863,392#2,51819
1981#843,738#4,5098
1980#794,027#2,36721
1979#833,670#2,23622
1978#833,567#2,37519
1977#813,640#2,45818
1976#703,890#2,50817
1975#664,294#2,75114
1974#604,683#2,54915
1973#654,396#2,85712
1972#644,723#2,15818
1971#774,714#2,46415
1970#814,642#2,29316
1969#804,532#2,13016
1968#893,913#3,3657
1967#883,865#2,35212
1966#873,966#2,9868
1965#1053,559#3,9305
1964#1243,452#3,2827
1963#1402,940#3,3187
1962#1562,662#4,0335
1961#1662,521#4,0655
1960#1702,341#4,0385
1959#1871,912—
1958#1871,946—
1957#2181,453—
1956#2231,352—
1955#2601,030—
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1953#314681—
1952#422411—
1951#467319—
1950#520247—
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1948#538237—
1947#599203—
1946#635154—
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1944#762100—
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1938#1,00750—
1937#1,84518—
1936#2,52111—
1935#2,57511—
1934#2,08715—
1933#3,1098—
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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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsMEVermont: #122 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 512 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #168 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsNHWashington: #155 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 750 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 946 girlsMNIllinois: #247 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsILWisconsin: #169 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsWIMichigan: #269 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsMINew York: #222 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsNYMassachusetts: #181 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsMARhode Island: #180 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsRIOregon: #355 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,211 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedSDIowa: #243 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsIAIndiana: #313 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,052 girlsINOhio: #207 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,569 girlsOHPennsylvania: #299 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,974 girlsPANew Jersey: #225 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsNJConnecticut: #157 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 942 girlsCTCalifornia: #178 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 914 girlsCAUtah: #126 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 526 girlsUTColorado: #252 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsCONebraska: #309 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,887 girlsNEMissouri: #416 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,823 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedWVVirginia: #501 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,791 girlsVAMaryland: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #546 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,378 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedGAHawaii: #263 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsHITexas: #781 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,184 girlsTXFlorida: #405 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,765 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#122 · 1 in 512
  2. Utah#126 · 1 in 526
  3. Washington#155 · 1 in 750
  4. Connecticut#157 · 1 in 942
  5. Minnesota#158 · 1 in 946

Best ever in a state: #11 in Utah, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#12271 in 512
Utah#126191 in 526
Washington#155381 in 750
Connecticut#157231 in 942
Minnesota#158381 in 946
New Hampshire#16851 in 1,028
Wisconsin#169371 in 1,125
California#1781571 in 914
Rhode Island#18071 in 1,223
Massachusetts#181351 in 1,426
Maine#19681 in 1,183
Ohio#207651 in 1,569
New York#2221081 in 1,485
New Jersey#225301 in 1,755
Iowa#243141 in 1,984
Illinois#247501 in 1,994
Colorado#252111 in 1,577
Hawaii#26351 in 1,185
Michigan#269381 in 2,307
District of Columbia#29061 in 2,204
Pennsylvania#299381 in 2,974
Nebraska#30951 in 2,887
Indiana#313161 in 3,052
Maryland#31391 in 3,130
Oregon#35551 in 3,211
Florida#405101 in 3,765
Missouri#41691 in 4,823
Virginia#50161 in 6,791
North Carolina#54671 in 7,378
Texas#781111 in 10,184
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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
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#345 → #340)
  • 41 spots since 2020 (#381 → #340)
  • 3 spots since 2015 (#343 → #340)
  • Biggest jump: 197 spots in 1942 (#1,133 → #936)
  • Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1940 (#981 → #1,150)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s8#3,394 (1929)#3,394
1930s183#981 (1939)#2,244
1940s1,270#522 (1949)#790
1950s10,218#187 (1958)#309
1960s33,751#80 (1969)#121
1970s42,219#60 (1974)#73
1980s26,387#79 (1980)#119
1990s10,798#200 (1990)#274
2000s10,102#289 (2008)#319
2010s9,259#303 (2010)#347
2020s5,131#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.

Heidi in 1954

girls
#288
867 births · 1 in 2,240 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #288Heidi867
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,240 of them was named Heidi, which outranked 95.7% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heidi
  1. #285Gina888
  2. #286Laurel879
  3. #287Cathleen870
  4. #288Heidi867
  5. #289Kristine866
  6. #290Ginger859
  7. #291Jeannette855
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →