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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1954#288867—
1953#314681—
1952#422411—
1951#467319—
1950#520247—
1949#522248—
1948#538237—
1947#599203—
1946#635154—
1945#82483—
1944#762100—
1943#80192—
1942#93670—
1941#1,13343—
1940#1,15040—
1939#98152—
1938#1,00750—
1937#1,84518—
1936#2,52111—
1935#2,57511—
1934#2,08715—
1933#3,1098—
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1931#3,2268—
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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedAKMaine: #113 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 457 girlsMEVermont: #69 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 239 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #84 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 315 girlsNHWashington: #94 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 390 girlsWAIdaho: #149 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 524 girlsIDMontana: #163 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 657 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #139 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 552 girlsNDMinnesota: #112 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 497 girlsMNIllinois: #205 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsILWisconsin: #86 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 355 girlsWIMichigan: #159 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 836 girlsMINew York: #149 for girls · 229 births · 1 in 741 girlsNYMassachusetts: #108 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 547 girlsMARhode Island: #149 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 894 girlsRIOregon: #153 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 691 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 783 girlsSDIowa: #176 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 887 girlsIAIndiana: #257 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsINOhio: #166 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 883 girlsOHPennsylvania: #172 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 974 girlsPANew Jersey: #135 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 676 girlsNJConnecticut: #105 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 476 girlsCTCalifornia: #138 for girls · 265 births · 1 in 615 girlsCAUtah: #88 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 344 girlsUTColorado: #206 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsCONebraska: #187 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 991 girlsNEMissouri: #393 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,048 girlsMOKentucky: #523 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,581 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedWVVirginia: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,723 girlsVAMaryland: #220 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsMDDelaware: #179 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 917 girlsDEArizona: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsAZNew Mexico: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsNMKansas: #226 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedARTennessee: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,515 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #464 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,475 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #236 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsDCOklahoma: #391 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsOKLouisiana: #375 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedMSAlabama: #511 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,141 girlsALGeorgia: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,640 girlsGAHawaii: #180 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 657 girlsHITexas: #413 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,118 girlsTXFlorida: #209 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#69 · 1 in 239
  2. New Hampshire#84 · 1 in 315
  3. Wisconsin#86 · 1 in 355
  4. Utah#88 · 1 in 344
  5. Washington#94 · 1 in 390

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#69151 in 239
New Hampshire#84171 in 315
Wisconsin#861221 in 355
Utah#88301 in 344
Washington#94731 in 390
Connecticut#105511 in 476
Massachusetts#108981 in 547
Minnesota#112761 in 497
Maine#113211 in 457
New Jersey#135851 in 676
California#1382651 in 615
North Dakota#139121 in 552
Idaho#149121 in 524
New York#1492291 in 741
Rhode Island#14991 in 894
Oregon#153221 in 691
Michigan#1591101 in 836
Montana#163101 in 657
Ohio#1661211 in 883
Pennsylvania#1721191 in 974
South Dakota#17391 in 783
Iowa#176311 in 887
Delaware#17951 in 917
Hawaii#18091 in 657
Nebraska#187141 in 991
Illinois#205851 in 1,250
Colorado#206181 in 1,031
Florida#209381 in 1,249
Maryland#220221 in 1,364
Kansas#226151 in 1,403
Arizona#232141 in 1,003
District of Columbia#236101 in 1,352
Indiana#257271 in 1,868
New Mexico#30871 in 1,644
Virginia#329151 in 2,723
Louisiana#375151 in 2,621
Oklahoma#39171 in 3,046
Missouri#393111 in 4,048
North Carolina#395141 in 3,515
Texas#413361 in 3,118
South Carolina#46461 in 4,475
Tennessee#46771 in 5,235
Alabama#51171 in 5,141
Georgia#51381 in 5,640
Kentucky#52351 in 6,581
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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 1958

girls
#187
1,946 births · 1 in 1,034 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #187Heidi1,946
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,034 of them was named Heidi, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heidi
  1. #184Sara1,991
  2. #185Marlene1,964
  3. #186Gayle1,947
  4. #187Heidi1,946
  5. #188Teri1,882
  6. #189Rosa1,862
  7. #190June1,829
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →