Recorded 1970–1982 Girls' name Peak 1978 29 births

Heida — girls' name

29 babies named Heida in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s5
1970s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Heida was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Heida in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heida

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Heida between 1970 and 1982, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heida performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Heida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heida in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Heida at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

29

Since 1970

13 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1970

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1982

Heida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1970

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 19821978197419711970 5

Heida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 83% of Heida's all-time total
1970s241980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heida?
29 babies have been named Heida since 1970. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Heida most popular?
Heida was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Heida been used?
Heida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 13 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Heida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heidi, Heidy, Heide, Heiress, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.