Recorded 1969–2018 Boys' name Peak 2018 22 births

Heiko — boys' name

22 babies named Heiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s102010s7
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Heiko was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Heiko in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Heiko between 1969 and 2018, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heiko currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heiko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Heiko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heiko 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 22 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.

Heiko at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

22

Since 1969

50 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1969

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2018

Heiko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1969

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018197519711969 5

Heiko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 45% of Heiko's all-time total
1960s51970s102010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heiko?
22 babies have been named Heiko since 1969. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Heiko most popular?
Heiko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Heiko been used?
Heiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 50 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Heiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heinz, Heith, Heinrich, Heidi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1969–2018 (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.