Heidi [ hahy-dee ][1] is a female given name. It became an extremely popular name after the novel Heidi was introduced. The name comes from the name Adelheid, which means "nobility".[2] The name began to be used in English because of the movie. Famous people with the name include Heidi Fleiss and Heidi Montag. A movie with Shirley Temple as the title character was released in 1937. This name was ranked #395 on the US Popular Names in 2021.[3]
