Heitor
Heitor is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Heitor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heitor is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Heitor
American parents first put Heitor on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 60 Heitors were born — ranking #2,372 that year. About 76% of every Heitor on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Heitor ranks #2,372 for baby boys with 60 births, rising sharply (+79% over the past five years). All told, over 444 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Heitor
Phonetically similar names — useful when Heitor is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hightower
- Hattar
- Hauteur
- Heiter
- Haughtier
- Hetzer
- Hater
- Hitler
- Heater
- Hitter
- Hatter
- Hider
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Heitor
Heitor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 444 births in the dataset. Heitor's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,372. Use the chart and map above to compare Heitor'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.