Heaven

#543 for girls in 2025, 556 births · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2005 · 1,334 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
30,361
since 1971

Heaven over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Heaven has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #245, 2005girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#543556#6,44613
2024#474650#5,06719
2023#512593#9,7637
2022#495638#4,44223
2021#490642#4,49422
2020#421725#4,42622
2019#422749#4,80620
2018#375835#6,70312
2017#334969#6,33813
2016#3241,006#5,31817
2015#346952#5,50716
2014#3361,002#6,63212
2013#324997#7,02611
2012#3211,002#5,72015
2011#316991#6,25613
2010#322992#4,84819
2009#2701,208#5,33417
2008#2741,249#6,39313
2007#2631,300#7,09411
2006#2531,348#4,22322
2005#2451,334#5,03416
2004#2681,211#5,49214
2003#2631,192#5,03515
2002#2761,135#4,70316
2001#2941,065#5,14214
2000#341903#5,04014
1999#388721#4,34116
1998#357808#8,4796
1997#474531#6,1009
1996#586389
1995#558417#7,7926
1994#621357
1993#764269
1992#787259
1991#773266
1990#855230
1989#1,032166
1988#1,164131
1987#1,318104
1986#1,47285
1985#3,08429
1984#3,42324
1983#4,28617
1982#4,02519
1981#3,43624
1980#2,65135
1979#2,38739
1978#2,94227
1977#2,83828
1976#1,99644
1975#2,23237
1974#2,25435
1973#4,36213
1972#8,2925
1971#6,0068
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five girls were named Heaven! It came in at #6,006, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Heaven is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedNHWashington: #568 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #442 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,808 girlsMNIllinois: #294 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,531 girlsILWisconsin: #469 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,152 girlsWIMichigan: #396 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsMINew York: #442 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,651 girlsNYMassachusetts: #593 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,558 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedRIOregon: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsORNevada: #277 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedSDIowa: #391 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsIAIndiana: #219 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsOHPennsylvania: #497 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,429 girlsPANew Jersey: #480 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,191 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #426 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 2,429 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedUTColorado: #466 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsCONebraska: #275 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsNEMissouri: #261 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsMOKentucky: #186 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 887 girlsKYWest Virginia: #193 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 813 girlsWVVirginia: #293 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsVAMaryland: #454 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,660 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedDEArizona: #375 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsAZNew Mexico: #208 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 770 girlsNMKansas: #295 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsKSArkansas: #175 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 744 girlsARTennessee: #290 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #301 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 502 girlsDCOklahoma: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsOKLouisiana: #300 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsLAMississippi: #234 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsMSAlabama: #229 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsALGeorgia: #287 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Heaven, so not publishedHITexas: #313 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsTXFlorida: #315 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#164 · 1 in 502
  2. Arkansas#175 · 1 in 744
  3. Kentucky#186 · 1 in 887
  4. West Virginia#193 · 1 in 813
  5. New Mexico#208 · 1 in 770

Best ever in a state: #63 in District of Columbia, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#16471 in 502
Arkansas#175161 in 744
Kentucky#186231 in 887
West Virginia#19391 in 813
New Mexico#208111 in 770
Indiana#219301 in 1,103
Alabama#229191 in 1,097
Mississippi#234121 in 1,015
Ohio#239461 in 1,340
Missouri#261211 in 1,414
Nebraska#27561 in 1,348
Nevada#27781 in 1,141
Oklahoma#282131 in 1,301
Georgia#287311 in 1,437
Tennessee#290191 in 1,607
Virginia#293221 in 1,541
Illinois#294461 in 1,531
Kansas#29591 in 1,439
Louisiana#300151 in 1,457
North Carolina#301261 in 1,619
Texas#313841 in 1,708
Florida#315421 in 1,769
Arizona#375161 in 1,826
Iowa#39161 in 2,344
Michigan#396211 in 2,453
Oregon#41381 in 2,055
California#426911 in 2,429
South Carolina#43371 in 2,398
Minnesota#44291 in 2,808
New York#442381 in 2,651
Maryland#45491 in 2,660
Colorado#46691 in 2,473
Wisconsin#46981 in 3,152
New Jersey#480131 in 3,191
Pennsylvania#497171 in 3,429
Washington#56891 in 3,248
Massachusetts#59371 in 4,558
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Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Heaven
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#474#543)
  • 122 spots since 2020 (#421#543)
  • 197 spots since 2015 (#346#543)
  • Biggest jump: 177 spots in 1990 (#1,032#855)
  • Biggest drop: 69 spots in 2021 (#421#490)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 2005 at #245 (1,334 births)
  • Births halved by 2021, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,385
  • Highest: 1 in 1,385 girls born in 2005 were named Heaven (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,891 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 39.3% of all girls named Heaven (11,945) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s236#1,996 (1976)#3,701
1980s634#1,032 (1989)#2,589
1990s4,247#357 (1998)#616
2000s11,945#245 (2005)#275
2010s9,495#316 (2011)#342
2020s3,804#421 (2020)#489

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Heaven in 1998

girls
#357
808 births · 1 in 2,187 girls
boys
#8,479
6 births · 1 in 318,561 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #357Heaven808

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #8,479Heaven6
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 2,187 of them was named Heaven, which outranked 97.8% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heaven
  1. #354Paola812
  2. #355Tyler810
  3. #356Kaitlynn809
  4. #357Heaven808
  5. #357Haylee808
  6. #359Cara807
  7. #360Josie801
  8. #361Mayra797

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. 2,123Calista#2,820#697
  2. 1,165Ireland#1,983#818
  3. 1,158Abril#2,116#958
  4. 755Mya#993#238
  5. 619Ally#1,036#417
Fallers
  1. 586Yulissa#424#1,010
  2. 462Moesha#943#1,405
  3. 397Yulisa#985#1,382
  4. 376Tonya#905#1,281
  5. 347Xena#765#1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 318,561 of them was named Heaven, which outranked 25.0% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Heaven
  1. #7,560Ziyad7
  2. #7,560Zong7
  3. #7,560Zoran7
  4. #8,479Heaven6
  5. #8,479Abby6
  6. #8,479Abd6
  7. #8,479Abdi6
  8. #9,631Aadil5
  9. #9,631Aaliyah5
  10. #9,631Aaronmichael5

Tied with 1,151 names at #8,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. 1,736Tyrese#2,347#611
  2. 805Zion#1,499#694
  3. 785Mekhi#1,706#921
  4. 743Tyriq#1,519#776
  5. 741Tavian#1,599#858
Fallers
  1. 429Coty#918#1,347
  2. 367Anfernee#838#1,205
  3. 326Jessy#962#1,288
  4. 295Mickey#966#1,261
  5. 280Mikal#1,000#1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998