US rank #4607 Girls' name Peak 2008 713 births

Heily — #4607 US girls' name

713 babies named Heily in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s2852010s2922020s116
#4607
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Heily was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

54 babies were named Heily in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heily

The Social Security Administration has registered 713 babies named Heily between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Heily currently holds the #4607 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heily performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 292 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Heily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Heily in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heily 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 713 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.

Heily at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

713

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2008

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,607

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Heily popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
54
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200420001993 6

Heily by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
292 births that decade — 41% of Heily's all-time total
1990s202000s2852010s2922020s116

Heily by state

Where Heily concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Heily
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
112 15.7%
#2 Texas
82 11.5%
#3 New York
42 5.9%
#4 Florida
15 2.1%
#5 Arizona
5 0.7%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.7%
California share of Heily's total US births 15.7%
Even split

112 of 713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heily?
713 babies have been named Heily since 1993. It currently ranks #4607 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 54 births.
When was Heily most popular?
Heily was most popular in the 2010s decade with 292 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Heily most popular?
The top states for the name Heily are California (112 births), Texas (82 births), New York (42 births).
How long has the name Heily been used?
Heily has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Heily?
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.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.