Recorded 1959–2017 Girls' name Peak 1972 395 births

Heidie — girls' name

395 babies named Heidie in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s91960s811970s1301980s761990s452000s432010s11
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Heidie was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

18 babies were named Heidie in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heidie

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Heidie between 1959 and 2017, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heidie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heidie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Heidie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heidie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heidie 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 395 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.

Heidie at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

395

Since 1959

59 years of records

Peak year

1972

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1959

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2017

Heidie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1959

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1972)
18
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 201720021992198419781972196619601959 9

Heidie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
130 births that decade — 33% of Heidie's all-time total
1950s91960s811970s1301980s761990s452000s432010s11

Heidie by state

Where Heidie concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heidie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Heidie's total US births 1.3%

5 of 395 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heidie?
395 babies have been named Heidie since 1959. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1972 with 18 births.
When was Heidie most popular?
Heidie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Heidie most popular?
The top states for the name Heidie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Heidie been used?
Heidie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 59 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Heidie?
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, 1959–2017 (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.