Heinz
Heinz is a German given name, a diminutive of Heinrich and cognate of the given name Henry. People with this given name include:
- German
Meaning & Origin of Heinz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heinz is a German given name, a diminutive of Heinrich and cognate of the given name Henry. People with this given name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Heinz
American parents first put Heinz on the record books as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 34 Heinzs were born — ranking #1,228 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Heinzs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 649 Heinzs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Heinz
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Heinz. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Heinz
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About the name Heinz
Heinz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 649 births in the dataset. Heinz's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,228. Use the chart and map above to compare Heinz'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 .
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