Girls' name · since 1993
Heydy
Heydy has 179 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
179 girls have been named Heydy since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Heydy has 179 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2024.
- #20,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Heydy ranks #20,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Heydy's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Heydy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Heydy's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Heydy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Heydy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Heydy's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Heydy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (61% of all-time use).
Heydy by state
Where Heydy concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.6% |
10 of 179 births nationwide.
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What to do with Heydy's data
- Heydy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Heydys (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Heydy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1993–2024 (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 Heydy 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.