Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Heidi

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
Noble
German
Sweet or noble; a short form of Adelaide and Adelheid

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Heidi

Pronunciation

he(i)-di

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Larry Hagman

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #2232, 22 births); most recent 1993 (rank #8699, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #64, 4,722 births); most recent 2025 (rank #340, 894 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–894
2024–901
2023–867
2022–858
2021–795
2020–810
2019–845
2018–901
2017–855
2016–889

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #76, 752 births); most recent 2025 (rank #130, 376 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025376
2024443
2023445
2022485
2021610
2020542
2019577
2018621
2017628
2016752

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #948, 16 births); most recent 2014 (rank #4903, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #270, 148 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1285, 26 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–26
2022–26
2021–27
2020–21
2019–33
2018–29
2017–28
2016–27
2015–27
2014341

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #74, 79 births); most recent 2025 (rank #91, 53 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202553
202458
202356
202258
202164
202057
201979
201864
201775
201672

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #89, 50 births); most recent 2025 (rank #91, 48 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202548
202445
202348
202243
202150
202040
201941
201842
201747
201648

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #48, 48 births); most recent 2025 (rank #57, 34 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202534
202431
202331
202229
202148
202033
201939
201833
201738
201639

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #50, 64 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 15 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202315
20229
202120
202019
201918
201817
201720
201621
201522
201418

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence