Girls' name · since 1971
Heaven
Heaven has 30,361 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,361
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Heaven currently ranks #543 among girls' names in America, with 30,361 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heaven has been recorded 30,361 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #543 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #543 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,361 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heaven ranks #826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #543 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,361 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,361
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Heaven's 30,361 recorded births place it above 98.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Heaven compares
30,361 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 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
Heaven's all-time total is 81x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heaven | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,361 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,348 | 21 | 19,840 |
Heaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heaven's full recorded timeline at 1998, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 1,348 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heaven popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,348
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Heaven popularity over time - boys
443 total births recorded since 1995 (Heaven as boys' name)
Heaven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11,945 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Heaven's strongest decade.
11,945 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Heaven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s 634
1980s
634 births
- 1990s 4,247
1990s
4,247 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,945 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,495 births
- 2020s 3,804
2020s
3,804 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11,945 births (39% of all-time use).
How Heaven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Heaven's total volume
Heaven by state
Where Heaven concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,330 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 3,002 | 9.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,760 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,671 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,515 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,438 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,437 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,129 | 3.7% |
3,330 of 30,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Heaven appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Heaven's data
- Heaven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (11,945 total births); usage has since declined to 3,804 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Heavens (3,330 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heaven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Heaven 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 August 2026.