Girl name
Heidi
Heidi holds the #340 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 894 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1974, Heidi is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1974 (#60 nationally, 4,683 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1929. The name's biggest fan base is in Oklahoma (#128 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#340
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#60
in 1974 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
894
girls named Heidi
Heidi popularity, 1880–2025
Where Heidi is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#128), West Virginia (#181), Arkansas (#164)
Uniqueness score
36/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Heidi in the most recent year of SSA data.