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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Heide

Heide was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1183rd with 84 babies. More babies were named Heide in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
196884 babies
Total since 1880
2,103babies recorded

Heide popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#11,6189
2000#6,93415
1990#6,24614
1980#2,16447
1970#1,48168
1960#1,35866
1950#2,59416
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Heide, counting every spelling?

Heide has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Heide?

About 1,900 people born in the US named Heide are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 46 and 63. That makes Heide a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Heide by state

How common Heide was among girls born in each state in 1966–1970, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.3×), Illinois (1.9×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWI0.03Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWA0.09Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMN0.04Illinois: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIL0.08Michigan: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMI0.10New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Heide, girls, 1966–1970. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Heide: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Heide, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Heide

How popular is the name Heide?

Heide was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1183rd with 84 babies. More babies were named Heide in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Heide a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Heide in the US.

Where was Heide most popular?

In 1966–1970, Heide was most common in Michigan (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Illinois.