Recorded 1971–1975 Boys' name Peak 1972 36 births

Heshimu — boys' name

36 babies named Heshimu in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s36
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Heshimu was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Heshimu in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heshimu

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Heshimu between 1971 and 1975, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heshimu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heshimu performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heshimu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heshimu 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 36 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.

Heshimu at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

36

Since 1971

5 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1971

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1975

Heshimu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1971

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
46810121416 1975197319721971 6

Heshimu by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 100% of Heshimu's all-time total
1970s36

Heshimu by state

Where Heshimu concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heshimu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 13.9%
California share of Heshimu's total US births 13.9%

5 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heshimu?
36 babies have been named Heshimu since 1971. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Heshimu most popular?
Heshimu was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Heshimu most popular?
The top states for the name Heshimu are California (5 births).
How long has the name Heshimu been used?
Heshimu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 5 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Heshimu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heston, Hester, Hesham, Hesston, 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, 1971–1975 (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.