girl's name
Heaven
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 32,900
the United States
#543
2025 births
Heaven is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 569 babies in the United States, ranking #543. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2006, when 1,370 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,827 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Heaven over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 236 |
| 1980s | 634 |
| 1990s | 4,284 |
| 2000s | 12,097 |
| 2010s | 9,643 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,910 |
How popular is Heaven?
In 2025, Heaven was given to 569 babies in the United States, ranking #543 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Heaven is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Heaven
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Heaven also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Heaven over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Heaven
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Heaven — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Heaven
How popular is the name Heaven?
In 2025, Heaven was given to 569 babies in the United States, ranking #543 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Heaven a girl's or a boy's name?
Heaven is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Heaven?
Heaven has 2 syllables.
When was Heaven most popular?
Heaven peaked in 2006, when 1,370 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Heaven a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Heaven currently ranks #543 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.