Heidi
Girl nameHeidi has been given to 149,687 babies in the U.S. since 1929. It peaked in 1972 and currently ranks #340 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈhaɪdi/
From Swiss German Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. The name became internationally popular due to the children's book Heidi (1880). API API
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
149,687
Peak year
1972 (4,741 babies)
Rank in 2025
#340 for girls
First recorded
1929
10-year trend
▼ -6%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Heidi
Heidi Klum
German-American model, television personality and businesswoman
Heidi Weng
Norwegian cross-country skier and fell runner (1991-)
Heidi Brühl
German singer and actress (1942–1991)
Jennifer Rush
American pop singer
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Heidi.
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