Heidi
A German pet form of Adelheid, the Germanic “noble kind”; Spyri’s 1881 novel carried it abroad.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Heidi first shows up in the national records in 1929. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1966 to 1983. Its biggest year was 1972, when 4,723 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 64 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1974, at No. 60. In 2025 it ranked No. 340 for girls. All told, 149,687 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Heidy (6,085), Hedy (2,316) (total births since 1880)
Explore Heidi interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | No. 3394 |
| 1930s | 183 | No. 981 |
| 1940s | 1,270 | No. 522 |
| 1950s | 10,218 | No. 187 |
| 1960s | 33,751 | No. 80 |
| 1970s | 42,219 | No. 60 |
| 1980s | 26,387 | No. 79 |
| 1990s | 10,798 | No. 200 |
| 2000s | 10,102 | No. 289 |
| 2010s | 9,259 | No. 303 |
| 2020s | 5,131 | No. 340 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.