Girl · #10,517 in 2026

Heida

Name: Popularity of the name Heida in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Heida, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Savagnin or Savagnin blanc is a variety of white wine grape with green-skinned berries. It is mostly grown in the Jura region of France, where it is made into Savagnin wine or the famous vin jaune and vin de paille.

German

Current Rank

#10,517

Peak Rank

#6,946 (1978)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1970

First Year

1982

Last Year

1978

Peak Year

#6946

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Heida

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

German

Origin & history

The history of Savagnin is complicated and not helped by its rather unstable genome . The story starts with the ancient Traminer variety, a green-skinned grape recorded in the Tyrolean village of Tramin from ca. 1000 until the 16th century. (This region now lies in the Italian province of South Tyrol ). The famous ampelographer Pierre Galet thought that Traminer was identical to the green-skinned Savagnin blanc in the Jura. More recently it has been suggested that Savagnin blanc acquired slight differences in its leaf shape and geraniol content as it travelled to the other end of the Alps. Fra

The Story of Heida

Heida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 8 births, good for #6,946 nationwide. About 83% of every Heida on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Heida last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Heida

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Heida. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Heida

Phonetically similar names — useful when Heida is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Haida
Hida
Heidi
Huda
Heda
Heidy
Hoda
Hedda
Hidey
Hada
Hidy
Hooda

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Heida

What does the name Heida mean?

What is the origin of the name Heida?

Heida has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: German.

How popular is Heida in 2026?

In 2026, Heida ranks #10,517 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Heida most popular?

Heida reached its peak popularity in 1978, ranking #6,946 that year with 8 babies given the name.

Is Heida a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Heida is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Heida?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Heida include Makiko, Clarese, Ritamarie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

What are nicknames or variants of Heida?

Common variants and related forms of Heida include Adelheid, Alice, Alida, Heide, Heidi. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Heida

Heida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Heida's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #6,946. Use the chart and map above to compare Heida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.