Heidi
HY-dee
Average rank #153 across 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English
German diminutive of Adelheid. This is the name of the title character in the children's novel 'Heidi' by Johanna Spyri. The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, which starred Shirley Temple.
Popularity
How popular is Heidi?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#107
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#91
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#91
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#340
in 2025
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
#79
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#255
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#109
in 2025
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