Boys' name · since 2006
Heitor
377 babies named Heitor in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 377
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Heitor is the #2635 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 377 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Heitor recorded 377 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #2635 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #9,347 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,635 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 377 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heitor ranks #9,347 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,635 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 377 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 377
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Heitor's 377 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Heitor compares
377 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Heitor's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heitor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 377 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Heitor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Heitor splits its recorded history at 2020: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Heitor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Heitor by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (272 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Heitor's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Heitor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
272 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 272 births (72% of all-time use).
Heitor by state
Where Heitor concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 139 | 36.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 30 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 5.8% |
139 of 377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Heitor's data
- Massachusetts records the most Heitors (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Heitor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Heitor 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.