How Many People Are Named Heaven?
An estimated 29,763 people in the United States have the first name Heaven. It is predominantly female (98.6%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Heaven peaked in popularity in 2006 with 1,370 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heaven as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Heaven paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Heaven is overwhelmingly female, 430 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
29,763
About 1 in 11,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
98.6% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
1,370 births
Total Registered
30,219
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heaven
Heaven is predominantly female (98.6%), though 430 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Heaven as a male name
Ranked #5,107 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (23 births)
Heaven as a female name
Ranked #478 in 2024
645 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (1,348 births)
Heaven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heaven span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 12,096 babies were registered. Heaven has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heaven by Decade
How has Heaven tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Heaven by State
Birth registrations for Heaven span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Idaho, Alaska, South Dakota. On average, about 624 Heavens were registered per state.
Heaven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heaven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heaven
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heaven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heaven?
We estimate approximately 29,763 people named Heaven are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Heaven a common name?
Heaven is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,219 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heaven most popular?
Heaven reached peak popularity in 2006, when 1,370 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heaven is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heaven a female name?
Heaven is predominantly female. 98.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heaven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heaven Smith, Heaven Johnson, Heaven Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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