Girls' name · since 1963

Heavenly

Heavenly has 5,485 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,423 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,163 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
5,485
born since 1963
2010s
peak decade

5,485 babies have been named Heavenly since 1963, making it today's #1163 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Heavenly recorded 5,485 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #1163 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.

  • #2,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,163 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 5,485 born since 1963
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heavenly ranks #2,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,163 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,485 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.

#2,423 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,163 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
5,485
born since 1963
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.2%
Heavenly vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Heavenly's 5,485 recorded births place it above 96.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

35 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Heavenly compares

5,485 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Heavenly's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Heavenly Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 5,485 376 567,345
Peak-year births 350 21 19,840

Heavenly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Heavenly splits its recorded history at 1996: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 350 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Heavenly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
350
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
0100200300400 196319741982199119992007201520232025 199

Heavenly by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (2,255 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Heavenly's strongest decade.

2,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Heavenly births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,255 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Heavenly 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 Heavenly's total volume

Heavenly vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 5%-146, 3.3%-65, 9.4%-131, 3.7%-33, 9.9%-50, 5.2%-130, 2.5%-82, 3.2%-74, 6.4%-46, 10%-94, 4.8%-26, 9.4%-25, 5.7%-57, 5.5%-40, 5.8%Heavenly-63, 6.4%Heavenly
Heavenly vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Heavenly by state

Where Heavenly concentrates geographically, total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Heavenly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
696 12.7%
#2 California
530 9.7%
#3 Florida
241 4.4%
#4 New York
213 3.9%
#5 Ohio
212 3.9%
#6 Georgia
201 3.7%
#7 North Carolina
194 3.5%
#8 Illinois
131 2.4%
Texas share of Heavenly's total US births 12.7%
Even split

696 of 5,485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Heavenly appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heavenly?
Heavenly has been given to 5,485 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,423 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,163 of 17,297. 350 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Heavenly sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heavenly ranks #2,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,163 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Heavenly most popular?
Heavenly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,255 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Heavenly most popular?
The top states for the name Heavenly are Texas (696 births), California (530 births), Florida (241 births).
How long has the name Heavenly been used?
Records for Heavenly go back to 1963, giving 63 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Heavenly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heather, Heaven, Heavyn, Heavenlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Heavenly's data

  • Heavenly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,255 total births) through the 2020s (1,262) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Heavenlys (696 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.

Keep exploring Heavenly

Nearby Names Like Heavenly

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Heavenly

Names with a similar popularity rank to Heavenly

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Heavenly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2025 (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 Heavenly 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.