Girls' name · since 1959
Heidie
Heidie has 395 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
395 girls have been named Heidie since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Heidie recorded 395 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2017.
- #13,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 395 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heidie ranks #13,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 395
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Heidie's 395 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Heidie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heidie's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heidie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2017
- Peak year (1972)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Heidie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (130 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Heidie's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Heidie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 130 births (33% of all-time use).
Heidie by state
Where Heidie concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 395 births nationwide.
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What to do with Heidie's data
- Heidie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Heidies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heidie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1959–2017 (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 Heidie 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.