Girls' name · since 1988
Heydi
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 697 babies named Heydi, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Heydi is the #6668 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 697 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heydi has been recorded 697 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #6668 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,668 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heydi ranks #9,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,668 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 697 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Heydi's 697 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Heydi compares
697 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Heydi's all-time total is 85% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Heydi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Heydi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Heydi's full recorded timeline at 2008, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Heydi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Heydi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (287 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Heydi's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Heydi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 287 births (41% of all-time use).
How Heydi 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 Heydi's total volume
Heydi by state
Where Heydi concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
92 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Heydi's data
- Heydi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (287 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Heydis (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Heydi
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heydi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Heydi 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.