Girls' name · since 2004
Heiress
759 babies named Heiress in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
759 babies have been named Heiress since 2004, making it today's #3437 girls' name.
Heiress has 759 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3437 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #9,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,437 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 759 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heiress ranks #9,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,437 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 759 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Heiress's 759 recorded births place it above 87.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Heiress compares
759 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Heiress's all-time total is 102% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heiress | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 759 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Heiress's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heiress's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heiress popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Heiress by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (366 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Heiress's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Heiress births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
366 births
- 2020s
2020s
315 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 366 births (48% of all-time use).
How Heiress compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Heiress's total volume
Heiress by state
Where Heiress concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 36 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 27 | 3.6% |
| #4 | California | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.8% |
63 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Heiress appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Heiress's data
- Heiress's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (366 total births) through the 2020s (315) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Heiresss (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heiress: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Heiress 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.