The nameHeidi

Meaning

Heidi comes from Adelheid, the German form of Adelaide, from adal, "noble", and heit, "kind, type".

Origin

German.

History

Johanna Spyri's Heidi (1880), the girl of the Swiss Alps, made the name known worldwide. It was in the American top 100 from 1966 to 1983 and reached 76th place in England and Wales in 2016.

Famous people named Heidi

• Heidi Klum, model
• Heidi Range, singer

Popularity of the name Heidi

Heidi in the United States

Heidi was most popular in the United States in the 1970s, with 42,387 births over the decade, 28% of all recorded babies named Heidi. Its rise began around 1953, and it peaked in 1972. Half of all babies named Heidi in the United States were born before 1976, so it is mostly a parents' generation name. Over the last five years on record, its popularity has held steady at around 846 births a year.

Heidi in the United Kingdom

Heidi was most popular in the United Kingdom in the 2010s, with 7,223 births over the decade, 50% of all recorded babies named Heidi. Half of all babies named Heidi in the United Kingdom were born before 2014, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 553 births a year on average, against 704 in the five years before.

Heidi in Ireland

Heidi in France

Heidi in Austria

Heidi in Norway