US rank #4086 Boys' name Peak 2024 506 births

Heinrich — #4086 US boys' name

506 babies named Heinrich in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s531970s271980s251990s312000s1032010s1642020s92
#4086
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Heinrich was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

26 babies were named Heinrich in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heinrich

The Social Security Administration has registered 506 babies named Heinrich between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heinrich currently holds the #4086 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heinrich performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Heinrich shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Heinrich in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heinrich 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 506 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.

Heinrich at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

506

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2024

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,086

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Heinrich popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
26
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
051015202530 202420182012200620001987197119641956 5

Heinrich by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
164 births that decade — 32% of Heinrich's all-time total
1950s111960s531970s271980s251990s312000s1032010s1642020s92

Heinrich by state

Where Heinrich concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Heinrich
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 2.4%
#2 Wisconsin
5 1.0%
Texas share of Heinrich's total US births 2.4%
Even split

12 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heinrich?
506 babies have been named Heinrich since 1956. It currently ranks #4086 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 26 births.
When was Heinrich most popular?
Heinrich was most popular in the 2010s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Heinrich most popular?
The top states for the name Heinrich are Texas (12 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Heinrich been used?
Heinrich has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Heinrich?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heinz, Heith, Heidi, Heitor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1956–2024 (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.