girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Heaven

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #543 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

A female given name from English of modern usage from the noun heaven.

Rank 2025
#543
among girls · ↓68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
569
named Heaven · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,891
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
1,370 babies
All-time total
30,804
#826 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Heaven popularity over time

30,804 babies have been named Heaven since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 236 – 236 24 – #2,005
1980s 634 – 634 63 +169% #1,034
1990s 4,247 37 4,284 428 +576% #358
2000s 11,945 152 12,097 1,210 +182% #245
2010s 9,495 148 9,643 964 -20% #316
2020s (to 2025) 3,804 106 3,910 652 -32% #422

Where Heaven is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 536 0.33 outside top 500
2027 520 0.32 outside top 500
2028 507 0.32 outside top 500
2029 496 0.31 outside top 500
2030 486 0.30 outside top 500

Where Heaven is most popular

Girls named Heaven per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.380 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, District of Columbia, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Heaven born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 62 1.33 +249%
District of Columbia 13 1.10 +189%
Louisiana 94 1.07 +183%
South Carolina 81 0.901 +137%
Georgia 200 0.880 +132%
Arkansas 36 0.681 +79%
Tennessee 107 0.675 +78%
Maryland 70 0.661 +74%
Nevada 30 0.646 +70%
Alabama 60 0.639 +68%
Michigan 108 0.593 +56%
Kentucky 49 0.573 +51%
North Carolina 123 0.540 +42%
Virginia 91 0.534 +41%
Florida 213 0.498 +31%
Ohio 112 0.472 +24%
Missouri 56 0.465 +22%
Texas 365 0.454 +20%
New York 178 0.449 +18%
Delaware 5 0.441 +16%
Pennsylvania 99 0.419 +10%
Arizona 57 0.406 +7%
Indiana 56 0.399 +5%
New Jersey 70 0.388 ≈ national
Illinois 88 0.384 ≈ national
Oklahoma 27 0.367 ≈ national
California 292 0.347 -8%
Massachusetts 39 0.323 -15%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -30%
Washington 35 0.242 -36%
Iowa 13 0.222 -41%
Minnesota 23 0.213 -44%
Colorado 23 0.206 -46%
Wisconsin 21 0.204 -46%
Kansas 6 0.104 -73%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Heaven

Heaven is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #543 in 2025 with 556 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 30,804 American babies have been named Heaven. Its peak came in 2006, when 1,370 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Heaven stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Heaven?

The median living Heaven is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 23. An estimated 31 thousand people named Heaven are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Heaven year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 556 #543 13 #6,590
2024 650 #475 19 #5,130
2023 593 #513 7 #10,113
2022 638 #495 23 #4,478
2021 642 #490 22 #4,541
2020 725 #422 22 #4,469
2019 749 #422 20 #4,862
2018 835 #375 12 #6,856
2017 969 #334 13 #6,445
2016 1,006 #324 17 #5,400
2015 952 #347 16 #5,599
2014 1,002 #336 12 #6,791
2013 997 #324 11 #7,216
2012 1,002 #321 15 #5,811
2011 991 #316 13 #6,369
2010 992 #322 19 #4,913
2009 1,208 #270 17 #5,398
2008 1,249 #274 13 #6,540
2007 1,300 #263 11 #7,278
2006 1,348 #253 22 #4,283
2005 1,334 #245 16 #5,117
2004 1,211 #268 14 #5,590
2003 1,192 #263 15 #5,129
2002 1,135 #276 16 #4,781
2001 1,065 #294 14 #5,231
2000 903 #341 14 #5,134
1995 417 #558 6 #8,177
1990 230 #858 – –
1985 29 #3,112 – –
1980 35 #2,666 – –
1975 37 #2,248 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Heaven, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Heaven?

The median living Heaven is about 17 years old. Half of all living Heavens are between 10 and 23 years old.

How many people named Heaven are alive today?

An estimated 31 thousand people named Heaven are alive in the United States, based on 30,804 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Heaven mean?

A female given name from English of modern usage from the noun heaven.

How popular is the name Heaven in 2025?

Heaven ranked #543 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 556 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Heaven?

30,804 babies have been named Heaven in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Heaven most popular?

Heaven peaked in 2006, when 1,370 newborns received the name.

Is Heaven a boy or girl name?

Heaven is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Heaven rising or falling?

Heaven is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Heaven become more popular?

Heaven is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 486 girls named Heaven in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Heaven

Names that sound and feel close to Heaven: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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