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Heidi

/ˈhaɪdi/ · 100% girls · #340 in the US for girls, 2025

Heidi has been given to about 149,687 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈhaɪdi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 141,803
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Heidi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 4,741
  • Born in 2025894
  • All time149,687
  • England & Wales, 2025#130 · 376

How popular is Heidi?

Heidi ranks 340th among American girls in 2025, with 894 born that year. Its best year was 1972, when 4,741 babies were given the name, ranking 64th. The typical living American called Heidi is about 49 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Heidi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Heidy0.81
  2. Wendi0.65
  3. Kennedi0.56
  4. Cindi0.50
  5. Mindi0.50
  6. Herlinda0.47
  7. Jodi0.45
  8. Randi0.45

Middle names for Heidi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Heidi Catherine0.84
  2. Heidi Josephine0.84
  3. Heidi Rose0.83
  4. Heidi Marie0.83
  5. Heidi Grace0.83
  6. Heidi Jane0.83

Sibling names for Heidi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Troybrother · 0.94
  2. Monicasister · 0.94
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.94
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.93
  5. Andrebrother · 0.92
  6. Veronicasister · 0.92

Where Heidi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oklahoma0.09%
  2. West Virginia0.08%
  3. Arkansas0.08%
  4. Kentucky0.07%
  5. Mississippi0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Heidi Reyes0.78
  2. Heidi Nguyen0.78
  3. Heidi Moore0.78
  4. Heidi Lee0.78
  5. Heidi Green0.78
  6. Heidi Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Heidi

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Heidi across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.