How Many People Are Named Heiress?
An estimated 709 people in the United States have the first name Heiress. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Heiress peaked in popularity in 2019 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heiress 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 Heiress paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
709
About 1 in 483,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2019
95 births
Total Registered
714
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heiress
Heiress is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 714 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Heiress as a female name
Ranked #4,494 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (95 births)
Heiress: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heiress span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 366 babies were registered. While Heiress is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Heiress by Decade
How has Heiress 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.
Heiress by State
Birth registrations for Heiress span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina. On average, about 19 Heiresss were registered per state.
Heiress + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heiress as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heiress
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Heiress: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heiress?
We estimate approximately 709 people named Heiress 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 483,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Heiress a common name?
Heiress is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 714 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heiress most popular?
Heiress reached peak popularity in 2019, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heiress is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heiress a female name?
Heiress is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heiress Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heiress Smith, Heiress Johnson, Heiress 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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