boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Heitor

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,618 Trend ↑ Rising 75%
Rank 2025
#2,618
among boys · ↓45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Heitor · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,162
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
54 babies
All-time total
377
#9,353 all-time among boys
First recorded
2006
in Social Security records

Heitor popularity over time

377 babies have been named Heitor since 2006, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 6 1 – #11,152
2010s 99 10 +1550% #3,219
2020s (to 2025) 272 45 +358% #2,491

Where Heitor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 59 0.03 outside top 500
2028 63 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 70 0.04 outside top 500

Where Heitor is most popular

Boys named Heitor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.028 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Heitor 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 94 0.684 +2340%
New Jersey 30 0.149 +432%
Pennsylvania 18 0.068 +142%
Florida 17 0.036 +28%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Heitor

Heitor is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,618 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2006, 377 American babies have been named Heitor. Its peak came in 2023, when 54 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Heitor stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Heitor?

The median living Heitor is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 400 people named Heitor are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

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

Heitor year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 50 #2,618
2024 52 #2,573
2023 54 #2,491
2022 48 #2,734
2021 38 #3,141
2020 30 #3,606
2019 36 #3,219
2018 27 #3,927
2017 20 #4,812
2016 9 #8,385
2015 7 #9,939
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2006 6 #11,152
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Famous people named Heitor

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos Brazilian composer (1887–1959) 19th century
  2. 2 Heitor Canalli Brazilian footballer (1907-1990) 1910–1990 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Heitor?

The median living Heitor is about 3 years old. Half of all living Heitors are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Heitor are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Heitor are alive in the United States, based on 377 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Heitor in 2025?

Heitor ranked #2,618 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Heitor?

377 babies have been named Heitor in the United States since 2006, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Heitor most popular?

Heitor peaked in 2023, when 54 newborns received the name.

Is Heitor a boy or girl name?

Heitor is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Heitor rising or falling?

Heitor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Heitor become more popular?

Heitor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 70 boys named Heitor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Heitor?

Well-known people named Heitor include Heitor Villa-Lobos (composer), Heitor Canalli (soccer player).

Names like Heitor

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

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