How Many People Are Named Heidi?
people named Heidi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,447 people in the US has this name
Based on 149,687 babies named Heidi in Social Security records from 1929 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,741 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German diminutive of ADELHEID. This is the name of the title character in the children's novel 'Heidi' (1880) by Johanna Spyri. The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, which starred Shirley Temple.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Heidi (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Heidi alive today is about 44 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 36 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Heidi first appears in the records in 1929 and was given most often in 1972, to 4,741 babies. In 2025, 894 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1929 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Heidi never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #60, in 1974, and it was in the top 100 for 18 years, 1966 to 1983. In 2025 it ranked #340.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #340 |
| Best rank | #60 (1974) |
| Years in the top 100 | 18 (1966 to 1983) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #77 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Heidi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Heidi were born in California than in any other state: about 17,363 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Heidi was given 3.1 times as often in Utah, 2.8 times in Idaho and 2.7 times in Maine.
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