How Many People Are Named Heike?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Heike. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Heike peaked in popularity in 1966 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heike 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 Heike paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1966
15 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heike
Heike is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Heike as a female name
Ranked #10,832 in 1988
6 female births in 1988
Peak: 1966 (15 births)
Heike: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heike span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 91 babies were registered. Heike has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heike by Decade
How has Heike 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.
Heike + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heike as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heike
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Heike: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heike?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Heike 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 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Heike a common name?
Heike is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heike most popular?
Heike reached peak popularity in 1966, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heike is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heike a female name?
Heike is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heike Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heike Smith, Heike Johnson, Heike 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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