Heidy
Heidy was the 1917th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 809th with 338 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 314 places. More babies were named Heidy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Heidi) pet form of Adelheid ('noble kind') · German
- Rank in 2025
- #1,917 girls, down 195 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010338 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,085babies recorded
What does the name Heidy mean?
Heidy is a spelling of Heidi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Heidi's meaning and origin.
Heidi is a Swiss German pet form of Adelheid, the German form of Adelaide and Alice. DMNES derives the name from Old High German adal, "noble", and heit, "kind, sort". Heidi became known worldwide through Johanna Spyri's children's novel Heidi (1880), as Wiktionary notes. It was most popular in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)heit (Old High German, “kind, sort”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adelaide, Adelheid, Alice, Heide.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Heidi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alice', DMNES, Durham University
- Johanna Spyri, Heidi (Project Gutenberg eBook #1448), Project Gutenberg
Heidy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,917 | 101 |
| 2020 | #1,722 | 117 |
| 2010 | #809 | 338 |
| 2000 | #1,482 | 124 |
| 1990 | #2,072 | 64 |
| 1980 | #3,542 | 23 |
| 1970 | #3,769 | 16 |
| 1960 | #3,777 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Heidy, counting every spelling?
Heidy is a spelling of Heidi, a name family that ranked #324 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,917 for Heidy on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,014 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi | 894 | #340 | 4,321 |
| Heidy | 101 | #1,917 | 540 |
| Haydee | 19 | #6,197 | 119 |
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 Heidy?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Heidy (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Heidy 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 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Heidy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Heidy?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Heidy are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 26. That makes Heidy 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.
Heidy by state
How common Heidy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×), Georgia (1.7×), California (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Heidy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Heidy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Heidy
What does Heidy mean?
Heidy is a spelling of Heidi, which means “pet form of Adelheid ('noble kind')” (German origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Heidy?
Heidy was the 1917th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 809th with 338 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 314 places. More babies were named Heidy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Heidy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Heidy in the US.
Where is Heidy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Heidy was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and California.