How Many People Are Named Heela?
An estimated 132 people in the United States have the first name Heela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Heela peaked in popularity in 2022 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heela 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 Heela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
132
About 1 in 2,596,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
15 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heela
Heela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Heela as a female name
Ranked #7,348 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (15 births)
Heela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heela span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 64 babies were registered. Heela remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Heela by Decade
How has Heela 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.
Heela by State
Birth registrations for Heela span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Virginia. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, California. On average, about 7 Heelas were registered per state.
Heela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heela
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heela?
We estimate approximately 132 people named Heela 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 2,596,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Heela a common name?
Heela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heela most popular?
Heela reached peak popularity in 2022, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heela is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heela a female name?
Heela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heela Smith, Heela Johnson, Heela 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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