Overview
people
Sample Size
14,491
Gender Distribution
Male:
2.2%
Female:
97.8%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Germanic
Meaning
Derived from the Germanic elements 'heid' meaning 'kind, sort, type' and 'id' meaning 'work'. Originally a short form of names beginning with Heidi such as Adelaide and Adelheid. It was popularized by the Swiss children’s book 'Heidi' in the late 19th century.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
4,464 samples
99%
DE
2,945 samples
99%
BE
919 samples
98%
GB
712 samples
97%
DK
583 samples
99%
NL
366 samples
99%
NO
347 samples
98%
FR
340 samples
86%
CH
316 samples
97%
ZA
287 samples
99%
CA
241 samples
99%
AT
225 samples
99%
SE
204 samples
98%
ES
189 samples
97%
AU
151 samples
98%
IT
138 samples
99%
MX
89 samples
99%
HK
71 samples
97%
PH
71 samples
97%
CN
59 samples
98%
+ 46 more countries
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