Heide
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HY-deh
- Origin
- Germanic
Heide is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Heide mean?
Germanic: German short form of Adelheid; also German Heide, heath
“noble kind”
German short form of Adelheid, the name behind Heidi and Adelaide.
Is Heide a girl's or a boy's name?
Heide is a girls' name.
How popular is Heide in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1968, with 84 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the girls named Heide in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Heide in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 38 | #2,492 |
| 1981 | 33 | #2,723 |
| 1980 | 47 | #2,154 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 47 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,996 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,854 |
| 1974 | 60 | #1,578 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,690 |
| 1972 | 71 | #1,394 |
| 1971 | 69 | #1,473 |
| 1970 | 68 | #1,474 |
| 1969 | 69 | #1,385 |
| 1968 | 84 | #1,177 |
| 1967 | 70 | #1,299 |
| 1966 | 82 | #1,178 |
| 1965 | 79 | #1,208 |
| 1964 | 78 | #1,246 |
| 1963 | 59 | #1,449 |
| 1962 | 71 | #1,314 |
| 1961 | 63 | #1,405 |
| 1960 | 66 | #1,353 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,449 |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,480 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,569 |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,834 |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,838 |
| 1954 | 17 | #2,694 |
| 1953 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 24 | #2,015 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,534 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
Names like Heide
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michelle, Bridget, Brigitte, Danielle, Nicole, Roxanne, Robin, Kelly, Karla, Holly, Katherine, Renee
Names related to Heide
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Heide: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/heide, updated 20 October 2026.