Feminine dossier · first seen 1929

Heidi

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Heidi
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1972

Peak rank proxy

4,723

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1929Peak 19722024

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

80.9%

2024

901

All-time

148,426

Heidi has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1972, when 4,723 girls were named Heidi.

In 2024, only 901 girls were given the name.

Down 80.9% from its peak.

All told, about 148,426 Americans have been named Heidi and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1929.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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