How Many People Are Named Heinz?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Heinz. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Heinz peaked in popularity in 1928 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heinz 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 Heinz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1928
34 births
Total Registered
649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heinz
Heinz is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 649 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Heinz as a male name
Ranked #12,813 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1928 (34 births)
Heinz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heinz span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 136 babies were registered. Heinz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Heinz by Decade
How has Heinz 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.
Heinz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heinz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heinz
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heinz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heinz?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Heinz 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 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Heinz a common name?
Heinz is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heinz most popular?
Heinz reached peak popularity in 1928, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heinz is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heinz a male name?
Heinz is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heinz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heinz Smith, Heinz Johnson, Heinz 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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