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Heiress

Girl

Meaning of Heiress: English: 'one who inherits'

Heiress is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3295th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3295

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

759

First recorded 2004 · peak 2019

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 95 babies2020: 82 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Heiress per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 95.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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