Is Heaven a boy or girl name?
Heaven is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 645 girls and 19 boys were named Heaven, so 97.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.6% of the 30,219 US babies named Heaven were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,107
- Girl rank, 2024
- #478
- Babies named Heaven since 1971
- 30,219
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,370 babies
Boys and girls named Heaven, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 634 | 100% |
| 1990s | 37 | 4,247 | 99.1% |
| 2000s | 152 | 11,944 | 98.7% |
| 2010s | 148 | 9,491 | 98.5% |
| 2020s | 93 | 3,237 | 97.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,107 | 645 | #478 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,105 | 591 | #513 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,475 | 637 | #495 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,539 | 640 | #492 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,466 | 724 | #423 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,861 | 748 | #423 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,856 | 834 | #375 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,444 | 968 | #334 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,397 | 1,006 | #324 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,598 | 951 | #347 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,789 | 1,002 | #336 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,214 | 997 | #324 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,809 | 1,002 | #321 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,369 | 991 | #316 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,911 | 992 | #322 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,397 | 1,208 | #270 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,539 | 1,248 | #274 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,278 | 1,300 | #263 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,281 | 1,348 | #253 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,116 | 1,334 | #245 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,589 | 1,211 | #268 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,127 | 1,192 | #263 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,781 | 1,135 | #276 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,231 | 1,065 | #294 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,134 | 903 | #341 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,429 | 721 | #388 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,889 | 808 | #358 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,280 | 531 | #475 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 389 | #587 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,175 | 417 | #558 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 357 | #621 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 269 | #766 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 259 | #787 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 266 | #773 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 230 | #858 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,034 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,169 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,323 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,478 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,111 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,446 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,342 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,068 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,667 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,962 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,860 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,005 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,248 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,267 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,444 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,728 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,212 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Heaven reached #4,281 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #245 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Heaven
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.