girl's name
Heiress
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 759
Heiress is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Heiress over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 78 |
| 2010s | 366 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 315 |
How popular is Heiress?
In 2025, Heiress was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Heiress
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Heiress also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Heiress over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Heiress
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Heiress — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Heiress
How popular is the name Heiress?
In 2025, Heiress was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Heiress a girl's or a boy's name?
Heiress is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Heiress?
Heiress has 2 syllables.
When was Heiress most popular?
Heiress peaked in 2019, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Heiress a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Heiress currently ranks #3,415 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.