Heiress
Girl name · #3437 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 45 baby girls were named Heiress, placing it at #3437 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Heiress.
Babies named Heiress per year. Source: SSA.
The 21-year story
Heiress first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 95 girls were named Heiress — good for #2011 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Heiress in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Heiress is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Heiress will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Heiress is most common
State-level data for Heiress is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Heiress
Statistically, parents drawn to Heiress tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Goddess, Empress, Cypress, Hendrix, and Hayes.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Heiress | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4473 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3329 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3365 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2751 |
| 2020 | 82 | #2196 |
| 2019 | 95 | #2011 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2610 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3053 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4250 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5163 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5317 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8632 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5771 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7066 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7408 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Heiress a popular girl name?
Heiress ranked #3437 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Heiress most popular?
Heiress peaked in 2019, when 95 American girls received the name (ranked #2011 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Heiress?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Heiress. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.