girl (SSA Category)Germanic OriginUS Rank #340 in 2025

Heidi

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Noble; of noble kind (German pet form of Adelheid)”

Linguistic heritage: Germanic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:HEYE-dee

IPA (US English):/ˈhaɪ.diː/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity19724,723 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#340894 births in 2025

Total US Registrations149,687Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1930 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1972 (4,723 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1930

Recent 2025 Level894 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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