Heaven
Heaven was the 543rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 556 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 245th; the most babies were born in 2006 (1,348). Over the last ten years it has moved down 196 places. More babies were named Heaven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning heaven · English, Old English
Say it HEV-un /ˈhɛvən/
- Rank in 2025
- #543 girls, down 121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 556girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20061,348 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,804babies recorded
What does the name Heaven mean?
Heaven is the English word for the dwelling place of God and the blessed, and for the sky, used as a modern girl's name. Dictionary.com traces it to Old English heofon. Wiktionary also notes a rare surname Heaven, from a patronymic of Evan, but the given name is the word.
heofon (Old English, “heaven, sky”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Heavenly, Nevaeh.
See also: English names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Heaven', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'heaven', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Heaven popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 443 since 1995, 13 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #543 | 556 |
| 2020 | #422 | 725 |
| 2010 | #322 | 992 |
| 2000 | #341 | 903 |
| 1990 | #858 | 230 |
| 1980 | #2,666 | 35 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Heaven, counting every spelling?
Heaven is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #527 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #543 for Heaven on its own. Together these spellings went to 578 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven | 556 | #543 | 3,079 |
| Heavyn | 22 | #5,619 | 115 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Heaven?
556 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Heaven (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Heaven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Heaven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Heaven?
About 30,000 people born in the US named Heaven are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Heaven mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Heaven by state
How common Heaven was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.5×), Louisiana (2.8×), South Carolina (2.4×), Georgia (2.3×), Arkansas (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kansas, Colorado, Wisconsin.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Heaven: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Heaven, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Heaven · Sibling names for Heaven
Questions about the name Heaven
What does Heaven mean?
Heaven means “heaven” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Heaven?
Heaven was the 543rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 556 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 245th; the most babies were born in 2006 (1,348). Over the last ten years it has moved down 196 places. More babies were named Heaven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Heaven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Heaven in the US.
Where is Heaven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Heaven was most common in Mississippi (1.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Louisiana.