Recorded 2004–2023 Boys' name Peak 2022 52 births

Heshy — boys' name

52 babies named Heshy in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s212020s21
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Heshy was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

9 babies were named Heshy in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heshy

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Heshy between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heshy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heshy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Heshy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heshy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heshy 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 52 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.

Heshy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

52

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2022

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Heshy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 20232022202120182011201020092004 5

Heshy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 40% of Heshy's all-time total
2000s102010s212020s21

Heshy by state

Where Heshy concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heshy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 21.2%
New York share of Heshy's total US births 21.2%

11 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heshy?
52 babies have been named Heshy since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Heshy most popular?
Heshy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Heshy most popular?
The top states for the name Heshy are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Heshy been used?
Heshy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Heshy?
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, 2004–2023 (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.