Girls' name · since 1948
Heide
2,103 babies named Heide in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,103
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,103 girls have been named Heide since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heide has been recorded 2,103 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2021.
- #4,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,103 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heide ranks #4,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,103 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,103
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Heide's 2,103 recorded births place it above 93.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Heide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heide's full recorded timeline at 1980, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heide popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2021
- Peak year (1968)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Heide by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (721 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Heide's strongest decade.
721 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Heide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
316 births
- 1960s
1960s
721 births
- 1970s
1970s
546 births
- 1980s 260
1980s
260 births
- 1990s 104
1990s
104 births
- 2000s 109
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 721 births (34% of all-time use).
How Heide 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 Heide's total volume
Heide by state
Where Heide concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 190 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 168 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 117 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 79 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 16 | 0.8% |
190 of 2,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Heide appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Heide's data
- Heide's decade-level peak was the 1960s (721 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Heides (190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1948–2021 (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 Heide 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.