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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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—
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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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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #61 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 208 girlsAKMaine: #45 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 158 girlsMEVermont: #50 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 164 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #48 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 151 girlsNHWashington: #49 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 188 girlsWAIdaho: #87 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 325 girlsIDMontana: #102 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 358 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #105 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 338 girlsNDMinnesota: #68 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 248 girlsMNIllinois: #138 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 644 girlsILWisconsin: #72 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 260 girlsWIMichigan: #116 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 530 girlsMINew York: #127 for girls · 265 births · 1 in 616 girlsNYMassachusetts: #75 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 308 girlsMARhode Island: #97 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 408 girlsRIOregon: #57 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 228 girlsORNevada: #94 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 304 girlsNVWyoming: #91 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 278 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #151 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 652 girlsSDIowa: #133 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 551 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsINOhio: #137 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 599 girlsOHPennsylvania: #125 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 582 girlsPANew Jersey: #133 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 632 girlsNJConnecticut: #78 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 300 girlsCTCalifornia: #100 for girls · 416 births · 1 in 419 girlsCAUtah: #38 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 155 girlsUTColorado: #90 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 363 girlsCONebraska: #161 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 728 girlsNEMissouri: #252 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsMOKentucky: #353 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,018 girlsKYWest Virginia: #305 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsWVVirginia: #262 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsVAMaryland: #235 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedDEArizona: #138 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 502 girlsAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 787 girlsNMKansas: #231 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #347 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,727 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #513 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,943 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 987 girlsDCOklahoma: #369 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,517 girlsOKLouisiana: #287 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Heidi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #348 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 608 girlsHITexas: #426 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,897 girlsTXFlorida: #197 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#38 · 1 in 155
  2. Maine#45 · 1 in 158
  3. New Hampshire#48 · 1 in 151
  4. Washington#49 · 1 in 188
  5. Vermont#50 · 1 in 164

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#38641 in 155
Maine#45591 in 158
New Hampshire#48361 in 151
Washington#491361 in 188
Vermont#50201 in 164
Oregon#57631 in 228
Alaska#61131 in 208
Minnesota#681431 in 248
Wisconsin#721571 in 260
Massachusetts#751681 in 308
Connecticut#78811 in 300
Idaho#87171 in 325
Colorado#90521 in 363
Wyoming#9191 in 278
Nevada#94101 in 304
Rhode Island#97191 in 408
California#1004161 in 419
Montana#102161 in 358
North Dakota#105171 in 338
Michigan#1161511 in 530
Pennsylvania#1251751 in 582
New York#1272651 in 616
Iowa#133461 in 551
New Jersey#133911 in 632
Ohio#1371601 in 599
Arizona#138301 in 502
Illinois#1381541 in 644
South Dakota#151101 in 652
Nebraska#161191 in 728
Hawaii#175101 in 608
Florida#197471 in 1,032
New Mexico#198141 in 787
District of Columbia#204131 in 987
Indiana#207411 in 1,149
Kansas#231151 in 1,241
Maryland#235221 in 1,358
Missouri#252241 in 1,711
Virginia#262241 in 1,658
Louisiana#287221 in 1,643
West Virginia#30571 in 2,162
North Carolina#347171 in 2,727
Georgia#348171 in 2,566
Kentucky#353101 in 3,018
Oklahoma#36981 in 2,517
Texas#426371 in 2,897
South Carolina#51351 in 4,943
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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 1963

girls
#140
2,940 births · 1 in 656 girls
boys
#3,318
7 births · 1 in 290,154 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #140Heidi2,940

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #3,318Heidi7
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 656 of them was named Heidi, which outranked 98.2% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heidi
  1. #137Yvonne3,073
  2. #138Alice3,067
  3. #139Veronica3,014
  4. #140Heidi2,940
  5. #141Eileen2,937
  6. #142Jackie2,821
  7. #143Carrie2,817
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 290,154 of them was named Heidi, which outranked 28.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heidi
  1. #3,044Williard8
  2. #3,044Wray8
  3. #3,044Yvon8
  4. #3,318Heidi7
  5. #3,318Aharon7
  6. #3,318Alcide7
  7. #3,318Almon7
  8. #3,646Abelino6
  9. #3,646Abran6
  10. #3,646Ainsley6

Tied with 327 names at #3,318; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →