Heaven is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Heaven means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Heaven across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Heaven has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Heaven is a girl name of English origin meaning “the sky, paradise”. A modern virtue-style name taken directly from the English word.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 30,804 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 416 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 6 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 8 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Heaven per year, United States (1971 to 2025). United States peaked in 2006 (1,370/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (32/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (6/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (4/yr).
Heaven has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2006, when it ranked #503 nationally (given to 1,380 babies that year).
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