Heiden — #5836 US boys' name
71 babies named Heiden in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 59% of names given to boys today.
55% of everyone ever named Heiden was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Heiden in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Heiden
The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Heiden between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heiden currently holds the #5836 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Heiden performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Heiden shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Heiden 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 71 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.
Heiden at a glance
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Current rank
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Heiden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012
- Peak year (2024)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
Currently ranks #5836 among boys.
71 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 16 births in a single year.
Heiden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 39 births that decade — 55% of Heiden's all-time total
Heiden decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Heiden's strongest decade
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 2012–2024 (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.