Heidi is a girl's name of German origin meaning “nobility.” In 2024 it was given to 901 girls in the United States.
Heidi belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “nobility” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: English.
In the United States, Heidi first appears in Social Security records in 1929. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #60 in 1974, and in 2024 901 babies received the name — 148,426 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Heidi means “nobility” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Heidi is a girl name. In 2024, 901 babies received the name in the US.
Heidi comes from the German tradition. It is also spelled English.
Heidi first appears in US records in 1929. Its best-ever ranking was #60 in 1974, and 901 babies were given the name in 2024.
Heidi is pronounced /ˈhaɪdi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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