Is Heidi a boy or girl name?
Heidi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 901 girls and 0 boys were named Heidi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 148,787 US babies named Heidi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #345
- Babies named Heidi since 1929
- 148,787
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 4,741 babies
Boys and girls named Heidi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,270 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 10,219 | 100% |
| 1960s | 77 | 33,749 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 166 | 42,221 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 113 | 26,388 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 5 | 10,798 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 10,101 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,258 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,231 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 901 | #345 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 867 | #352 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 858 | #370 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 795 | #396 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 810 | #381 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 845 | #373 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 901 | #354 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 855 | #364 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 889 | #366 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 955 | #343 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 957 | #346 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 903 | #354 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 931 | #339 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 953 | #331 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,069 | #303 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #295 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #289 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,122 | #303 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,124 | #294 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 994 | #324 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 934 | #343 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 978 | #315 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 954 | #322 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 831 | #356 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 880 | #351 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 915 | #331 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 848 | #343 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 885 | #326 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 994 | #291 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 961 | #289 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #275 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,255 | 1,143 | #244 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,242 | #225 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,328 | #218 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,466 | #200 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,959 | 1,540 | #181 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,284 | 1,746 | #162 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,708 | 1,915 | #144 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,233 | 2,123 | #131 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,861 | 2,321 | #125 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,343 | 2,671 | #101 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,492 | 2,915 | #95 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,544 | 3,392 | #86 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,690 | 3,738 | #84 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,396 | 4,027 | #79 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,266 | 3,672 | #83 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,413 | 3,567 | #83 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,495 | 3,640 | #81 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,544 | 3,890 | #70 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,811 | 4,294 | #66 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,601 | 4,683 | #60 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,919 | 4,396 | #65 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,194 | 4,723 | #64 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,494 | 4,715 | #77 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,334 | 4,641 | #81 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,174 | 4,532 | #80 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,488 | 3,911 | #89 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,403 | 3,865 | #88 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,091 | 3,967 | #87 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,141 | 3,558 | #105 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,416 | 3,453 | #124 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,450 | 2,938 | #140 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,290 | 2,663 | #156 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,311 | 2,521 | #166 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,282 | 2,341 | #170 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,913 | #187 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,946 | #187 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,453 | #218 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,352 | #223 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,030 | #261 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 867 | #288 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 681 | #314 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 411 | #422 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 319 | #467 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 247 | #520 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 248 | #522 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 237 | #538 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 203 | #599 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 154 | #637 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 83 | #825 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 100 | #765 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 92 | #802 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 70 | #939 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,140 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,160 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 52 | #983 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,012 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,870 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,585 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,630 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,124 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,243 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,334 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,937 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,514 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Heidi reached #2,174 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #60 in 1974. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Heidi
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.