Heidi
Girl name · #340 in 2025 · Distinctive
In 2025, 894 baby girls were named Heidi, placing it at #340 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #343, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 2,013 girls born in 2025 was named Heidi.
Babies named Heidi per year. Source: SSA.
The 96-year story
Heidi first appears in the Social Security records in 1929, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1972, when 4,723 girls were named Heidi — good for #64 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Heidi in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Heidi is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Heidi is most common
Geography matters for names, and Heidi is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Heidi is most common in OK (1.9 per 1,000), AR (1.7 per 1,000), KY (1.6 per 1,000), MS (1.3 per 1,000), TN (1.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.7 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Heidi is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Heidi
Statistically, parents drawn to Heidi tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Angela, Holly, Laura, Kimberly, and Amy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Heidi | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 894 | #340 |
| 2024 | 906 | #345 |
| 2023 | 868 | #352 |
| 2022 | 858 | #370 |
| 2021 | 795 | #396 |
| 2020 | 810 | #381 |
| 2019 | 845 | #373 |
| 2018 | 901 | #354 |
| 2017 | 855 | #364 |
| 2016 | 889 | #366 |
| 2015 | 955 | #343 |
| 2014 | 957 | #346 |
| 2013 | 903 | #354 |
| 2012 | 931 | #338 |
| 2011 | 954 | #331 |
| 2010 | 1,069 | #303 |
| 2009 | 1,117 | #295 |
| 2008 | 1,168 | #289 |
| 2007 | 1,122 | #303 |
| 2006 | 1,124 | #294 |
| 2005 | 994 | #324 |
| 2004 | 934 | #343 |
| 2003 | 978 | #315 |
| 2002 | 954 | #322 |
| 2001 | 831 | #356 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Heidi a popular girl name?
Heidi ranked #340 among girls in 2025 with 894 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #343.
When was the name Heidi most popular?
Heidi peaked in 1972, when 4,723 American girls received the name (ranked #64 that year). Since 1972 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Heidi?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 2,013 newborn American girls was named Heidi. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.