Heidi
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning of noble birth; a form of Adelaide.
How Heidi has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #343 |
| 2016 | #366 |
| 2017 | #364 |
| 2018 | #354 |
| 2019 | #373 |
| 2020 | #383 |
| 2021 | #395 |
| 2022 | #370 |
| 2023 | #351 |
| 2024 | #345 |
| 2025 | #340 |
Heidi by the numbers
In 2025, 376 babies in England and Wales were named Heidi. In the US, 850 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 4,723 babies in 1972, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 360 American girls born that year was called Heidi.
Other names that come from Adelaide
Like Heidi, each of these traces back to Adelaide: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Adelaidenoble natured1,155 in the US (2017)
- Addienoble; a diminutive of Adela or Adelaide186 in the US (2017)
- Adelaidanoble natured; Spanish form of Adelaide46 in the US (2017)
- Adalaidenoble natured; variant spelling of Adelaide6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adelisenoble; a form of Adelheid or Adelaide14 in the US (2017)
- Addelaidenoble natured; a form of Adelaide8 in the US (2017)
- Adelaydaa form of Adelaide; noble natured7 in the US (2017)
- Adelaydea form of Adelaide; noble natured7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Heidi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Heidyof noble birth; form of Heidi126 in the US (2017)
- Heydinoble, of noble birth; a form of Heidi14 in the US (2017)
- Heidienoble kind; a form of Heidi6 in the US (2017)
- Haidi5 in the US (2017)
- Haitiland of high mountains; the Caribbean nation8 in the US (2017)
- Hendygentle; courteous; a form of henry3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Heidi
Names that are said the same way as Heidi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Hedysweet, pleasant; variant of hedwig or hedda12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Heidi, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Heidi
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