Heidi
Say it: HY-dee/ˈhaɪdi/
GirlMeans noble5 letters2 syllables
#91
in Ireland (2025)
53
babies in 2025
#74
best rank (2019)
1,240
babies since 1968
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10-year rank change
Heidi through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #91 |
| 2024 | 58 | #86 |
| 2023 | 56 | #90 |
| 2022 | 58 | #96 |
| 2021 | 64 | #87 |
| 2020 | 57 | #96 |
| 2019 | 79 | #74 |
| 2018 | 64 | #96 |
| 2017 | 75 | #82 |
| 2016 | 72 | #82 |
| 2015 | 57 | #109 |
| 2014 | 47 | #127 |
| 2013 | 60 | #105 |
| 2012 | 52 | #118 |
| 2011 | 53 | #120 |
| 2010 | 61 | #113 |
| 2009 | 53 | #124 |
| 2008 | 35 | #170 |
| 2007 | 19 | #251 |
| 2006 | 19 | #226 |
| 2005 | 14 | #263 |
| 2004 | 8 | #370 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
| 1996 | 3 | #534 |
| 1995 | 3 | #516 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1992 | 3 | #522 |
| 1988 | 4 | #442 |
| 1986 | 6 | #388 |
| 1985 | 6 | #386 |
| 1984 | 7 | #365 |
| 1983 | 5 | #438 |
| 1982 | 4 | #467 |
| 1981 | 3 | #533 |
| 1980 | 6 | #401 |
| 1978 | 5 | #428 |
| 1977 | 11 | #296 |
| 1976 | 4 | #429 |
| 1975 | 11 | #282 |
| 1974 | 5 | #393 |
| 1973 | 5 | #402 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 8 | #303 |
| 1970 | 4 | #396 |
| 1968 | 3 | #401 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Heidi mean?
Noble
Swiss German, a pet form of Adelheid, the German form of Adelaide.
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HYdee
The story of Heidi
Heidi began in Switzerland as a pet form of Adelheid, the German name that also gives English Adelaide and Alice. Adelheid is built on an old Germanic word for nobility. In German-speaking countries Heidi can also be short for names such as Heidrun and Heidemarie.
The name owes its fame to Johanna Spyri’s 1880 children’s book Heidi, about an orphan girl sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. English speakers took it up after the 1937 film of the story, starring Shirley Temple.
Heidi turned up in small numbers in Ireland from 1968, then rose sharply in the late 2000s. Its best year was 2019, with 79 girls and a rank of number 74. In Northern Ireland its highest place so far was 48th, in 2021.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Heidi (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Heidi (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA Baby Names, Northern Ireland
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| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi | 53 | 1,240 |
In Northern Ireland
#57 in 2025 with 34 babies. Best rank #48 (2021); 633 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.