Heidi

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Heidi is a Germanic feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. It can sometimes be an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid, which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth".

From Wikipedia

Heidi first appears in the data in 1971 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 327 babies (rank #84 that year). In 2025 it was given to 63 girls (rank #110). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Heidi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Heidi yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,633
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
327
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1971105#93
1972108#94
1973179#66
1974173#70
1975114#86
1976105#85
1977165#71
1978157#73
1979159#76
1980157#71
1981159#74
1982131#90
198381#97
1984127#86
198584#100
201093#72
201283#88
201410#171
2015327#84
2016219#106
201715#124
201878#102
2019303#76
202074#113
202158#113
202261#107
2023117#96
2024128#98
202563#110