Heaven
Used as an English word name, from Old English heofon, which referred to the sky before it took on its religious sense.
Heaven in 2025
Heaven was given to 569 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,067th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,827 babies born.
The history of Heaven
Heaven reached its highest point in 2006, when 1,370 babies were given the name, ranking 503rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 490th, in 2005.
Across the 55 years of records since 1971, 30,804 babies have been named Heaven. Half of them were born before 2008, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Heaven by decade
| Decade | Babies named Heaven | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 236 | 3,215 |
| 1980s | 634 | 1,769 |
| 1990s | 4,284 | 681 |
| 2000s | 12,097 | 490 |
| 2010s | 9,643 | 635 |
| 2020s | 3,910 | 830 |
Where Heaven is heading
Heaven has fallen 41% over the past decade, from 968 babies in 2015 to 569 in 2025.
Names like Heaven
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Heaven.