Is Heinz a boy or girl name?

Heinz is a boy’s name. Of the 649 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Heinz

Recorded 1915–2021 · United States

Heinz was most popular in 1928, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,384 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 649 people named Heinz.

Heinz over time

Births per year. The dot marks Heinz’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Heinz a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Heinz is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 649 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Heinz

Where Heinz is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 10.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org