HEIDI  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of ADELHEID; German
Meaning: "of noble birth"

Popularity in 2008: #289

Despite decades of American Heidis of all sizes, shapes, and personalities, the name seems permanently tethered to that spunky little girl on the Alpine mountaintop in the 1891 children's book and Shirley Temple movie.

Nicknames & Variations:
Heide, Heidy, Heida, Heidey, Hydee

Heidi is being discussed in our message boards:

• ABC makeover (Girls)
• Anneke June but need others...HELP!!
• Baby names that also work in German??
• A Duggarlike Game
• The Happiest Names on Earth

Read Nameberry blog posts about Heidi:

• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: The Hottest Trends Right Now
• HOORAY FOR HENRY: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• THE NEW BOYS' NAMES 3: Ethnic Choices