Heidi
Featured in baby name books
Heidi is a German name meaning “noble,” derived from Adelheid, the German form of Adelaide. Heidi recalls the pigtailed Swiss orphan of the 1880 story, and supermodel Heidi Klum; it has traditionally been chosen by families of German background.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names
Book links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission on purchases.
Usage of Heidi in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Heidi against each list of names.
❌
Albanian
❌
Arabic
❌
Armenian
❌
Bengali
❌
Bulgarian
❌
Catalan
❌
Chinese
❌
Cornish
❌
Croatian
❌
Czech
✅
Danish
❌
Dothraki
✅
Dutch
✅
English
❌
Estonian
✅
Filipino
✅
Finnish
❌
French
❌
Georgian
✅
German
❌
Greek
❌
Hawaiian
❌
Hebrew
❌
Hindi
❌
Hungarian
✅
Icelandic
❌
Indonesian
❌
Irish
❌
Italian
❌
Japanese
❌
Khmer
❌
Klingon
❌
Korean
❌
Latin
❌
Latvian
❌
Lithuanian
❌
Macedonian
✅
Norwegian
❌
Persian
❌
Polish
❌
Portuguese
❌
Romanian
❌
Russian
❌
Scottish
❌
Serbian
❌
Slovak
❌
Slovenian
❌
Spanish
❌
Swahili
✅
Swedish
❌
Telugu
❌
Thai
❌
Turkish
❌
Ukrainian
❌
Vietnamese
❌
Welsh
❌
Yiddish
❌
Yoruba
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Heidi is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Heidi in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 894 girls were named Heidi, making it the #340 girls' name in the US. Since 1929, 149,326 girls have been named Heidi, with the most (4,723) in 1972. It is most common, relative to births, in Oklahoma, West Virginia and Arkansas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Heidi in other languages
- Adelheid Dutch, German
- Heid Norwegian
- Heide German
- Heiðdís Icelandic
Heidi name days
- June 4 Norway
- September 5 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Heidi
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Heidi, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Heidi (Category 1) | 2012 | South Indian Ocean | 148 km/h |
| Tropical storm Heidi | 1971 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Heidi (Category 1) | 1967 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Heidi
There are 3 towns and villages with Heidi in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇳 China 2🇨🇭 Switzerland 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi | Heilongjiang, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Heidi Gangzi | Heilongjiang, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Im Heidi | Zurich, 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Heidi
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Heidi in their name.
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Lac Heidi | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Heidi songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Heidi in their title. The best known:
- Heidi
- Heidi / Daniel e Bebel – Elisabetta Viviani (1978)
- Heidi Principessa / I Fratelli Cigni – Francesca Guadagno (1978)
- Rita Pavone Canta Heidi-Di – Rita Pavone (1978)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Heidi
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Heidi.
Heidi Fleiss
Heidi Janků
Heidi Kabel
Heidi Klum
See more...
Fictional characters named Heidi
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Heidi as a pet name
FurryName has found 835 dogs named Heidi in public pet registers, making it the #187 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Golden Plains Shire (9), Port Moody (4), Adelaide (2). Heidi as a dog name →
FurryName has found 18 cats named Heidi in public pet registers, making it the #475 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Corangamite Shire (1), Golden Plains Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Heidi as a cat name →
Heidi products
☕
Heidi name mug
🥤
Heidi tumbler
🧢
Heidi cap
👕
Heidi t-shirt
📿
Heidi necklace
💫
Heidi bracelet
🔑
Heidi keychain
🎄
Heidi ornament
🧸
Heidi baby blanket
🧩
Heidi name puzzle
🖼️
Heidi wall sign
🛏️
Heidi pillow
Product links are Amazon affiliate links; we may earn a commission on purchases.