Total births
84
Girls' name · since 2004
Heart
84 babies named Heart in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12899
- among girls today
- 84
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Heart currently ranks #12899 among girls' names in America, with 84 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Heart recorded 84 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #12899 nationally today, ahead of 27% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12899 among girls today
- 84 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Heart is currently the #12899 girls' name in America, more common than 27% of girls - 84 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12899
- among girls today
- 84
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Heart vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12899
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 27% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Heart was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
13 babies were named Heart in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Heart compares
84 21st percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Heart's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heart | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Heart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Heart splits its recorded history at 2020: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Heart at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#12,899
Active since
2004
Heart popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Heart by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Heart's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Heart births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 49 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Heart? ▼
84 babies have been named Heart since 2004. It currently ranks #12899 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 13 births.
When was Heart most popular? ▼
Heart was most popular in the 2020s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Heart been used? ▼
Records for Heart go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Heart? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heather, Heaven, Heavenly, Heavyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Heart
Nearby Names Like Heart
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Heart
Heather Girl
#1342 525,910 births
Heaven Girl
#476 30,361 births
Heavenly Girl
#1233 5,485 births
Heavyn Girl
#4964 910 births
Heavenlee Girl
#6285 825 births
Compare Heart side by side: Heart vs Heather Heart vs Heaven Heart vs Heavenly
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Heart: #12899 Girls' Name - 84 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/heart. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Heart draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.